Amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence is correlated with season and not urbanization in central Virginia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Pullen, Karen Duncan ^a   Best, Al M ^a   Ware, Joy L ^b  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian disease; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Season; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; URBANIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES; MYCOSES; VETERINARY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ECOSYSTEM; MYCOSES; SEASONS; VIRGINIA;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 77957343197     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02249     Document Type: Article

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