The role of multiple stressors in ranavirus-caused amphibian mortalities in acadia national park wetlands

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-121

  Gahl, M K ^a,b   Calhoun, A J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; IRIDOVIRUS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 74349121653     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-124     Document Type: Article

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