Distribution and risk factors for spread of amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Tasmanian wilderness world heritage area, Australia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 193-199

  Pauza, Matthew D ^a   Driessen, Michael M ^a   Skerratt, Lee F ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Crinia; Emerging disease; Frogs; Litoria

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE; RISK FACTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; METABOLISM; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; WETLAND;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; TASMANIA; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; TASMANIAN WILDERNESS WORLD HERITAGE AREA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BRYOBATRACHUS NIMBUS; CRINIA; FUNGI; LITORIA;

EID: 78650468955     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02212     Document Type: Article

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