What drives chytrid infections in newt populations? Associations with substrate, temperature, and shade

EcoHealth

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 526-536

  Raffel, Thomas R ^a   Michel, Patrick J ^a   Sites, Edward W ^a   Rohr, Jason R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired immunity; age intensity; amphibian decline; disease; parasitism; zero inflated negative binomial

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALAMANDER; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DISEASE VECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALAMANDRIDAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 80052644348     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-010-0358-2     Document Type: Article

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