The value of well-designed experiments in studying diseases with special reference to amphibians

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-377

  Blaustein, Andrew R ^a   Alford, Ross A ^b   Harris, Reid N ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian pathogens; Batrachochytrium; Ecological experiments

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955226325     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0266-5     Document Type: Article

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