A rapid amphibian survey at Itremo-Ambatofinandrahana, central Madagascar, with confirmed absence of chytrid fungus and recommendations for future monitoring activities

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 346-351

  Crottini, Angelica ^a,b   Barbuto, Michela ^b   Casiraghi, Maurizio ^b   Andreone, Franco ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; DNA barcoding; Itremo; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84855853119     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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