Interaction between breeding habitat and elevation affects prevalence but not infection intensity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazilian anuran assemblages

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-184

  Gründler, Michael C ^a   Toledo, Luís Felipe ^b   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^c   Haddad, Célio F B ^d   Giasson, Luis O M ^d   Sawaya, Ricardo J ^e   Prado, Cynthia P A ^d   Araujo, Olívia G S ^d   Zara, Fernando J ^d   Centeno, Fernanda C ^d   Zamudio, Kelly R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Coastal Forest; Chytridiomycosis; Frog

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ELEVATION; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; ECOSYSTEM; FROGS AND TOADS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ECOSYSTEM; MYCOSES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84856203160     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02413     Document Type: Article

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