Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1911-1920

  Bancroft, Betsy A ^a,f   Han, Barbara A ^b   Searle, Catherine L ^c   Biga, Lindsay M ^c   Olson, Deanna H ^d   Kats, Lee B ^e   Lawler, Joshua J ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Body size; Infection; Life history pathogen

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DECLINE; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 79960153423     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0066-4     Document Type: Article

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