New data about the threat of chytridiomycosis to European amphibians;Neue Erkenntnisse zur Gefährdung europäischer Amphibien durch den Hautpilz Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Zeitschrift fur Feldherpetologie

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Ohst, Torsten ^a   Gräser, Yvonne ^a   Mutschmann, Frank ^b   Plötner, Jörg ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Exoten GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BOMBINA VARIEGATA; PELOPHYLAX; RANA DALMATINA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 79953201150     PISSN: 09467998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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