Presence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis at the headwaters of the mississippi river, itasca state park, Minnesota, USA

Herpetological Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-50

  Rodriguez, Edmarie Martinez ^a   Gamble, Tony ^b   Hirt, M Vincent ^b   Cotner, Sehoya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAYEY   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 70449722247     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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