Occurrence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian populations of Okomu national park, Nigeria

Herpetological Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-382

  Imasuen, Abigail A ^a   Aisien, Martins S O ^a   Weldon, Ché ^b   Dalton, Desire L ^c,d   Kotze, Antoinette ^c,d   Du Preez, Louis H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 84858181047     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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