Lack of evidence for the drought-linked chytridiomycosis hypothesis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Kriger, Kerry M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DROUGHT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DROUGHTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MYCOSES;

EID: 67649994649     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.2.537     Document Type: Article

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