Detecting the western limits for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Southeastern Queensland, Australia

Herpetological Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-456

  Simpkins, Clay ^a   Hero, Jean Marc ^a   Van Sluys, Monique ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 78951478837     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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