Predicting Wild Hosts for Amphibian Chytridiomycosis: Integrating Host Life-History Traits with Pathogen Environmental Requirements

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 200-224

  Murray, Kris A ^a   Skerratt, Lee F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; chytrid fungus; infection risk; life history traits; risk assessment; wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84856113544     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2012.632310     Document Type: Article

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