Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection of amphibians in the Doñana National Park, Spain

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-119

  Hidalgo Vila, Judit ^a   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^b   Marchand, Marc A ^b   Cunningham, Andrew A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding habitat; Chytrid; Chytridiomycosis; Emerging infectious disease; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EXTINCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; HABITAT TYPE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; SEASONALITY;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

FRESH WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; SEASON; SPAIN;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; MYCOSES; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 84861702029     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02419     Document Type: Article

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