The ecology and emergence of diseases in fresh waters

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 638-657

  Johnson, Pieter T J ^a   Paull, Sara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Biodiversity loss; Emerging disease; Global change; Parasite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ASTACOIDEA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; PROTISTA; REPTILIA; SALMONIDAE; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 79952223505     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02546.x     Document Type: Article

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