Amphibian-killing fungus loses genetic diversity as it spreads across the New World

Biological Conservation

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 213-218

  Velo Antón, Guillermo ^a   Rodríguez, David ^a   Savage, Anna E ^a   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^b   Lips, Karen R ^c   Zamudio, Kelly R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; EXTINCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84857455581     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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