Application of the survey protocol for chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 117-129

  Skerratt, Lee F ^a   McDonald, Keith R ^b   Hines, Harry B ^b   Berger, Lee ^a   Mendez, Diana ^a   Phillott, Andrea D ^a   Cashins, Scott D ^a   Murray, Kris A ^c   Speare, Richard ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Chytridiomycosis; Disease; Management; Spread; Threatening process

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN FOREST; EXTINCTION; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LARVA; MYCOSES; QUEENSLAND;

AUSTRALIA; BRIGALOW BELT; CAPE YORK; QUEENSLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 78650488385     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02272     Document Type: Article

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