Transmission of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to wood frogs (lithobates sylvaticus) via a bullfrog (L. catesbeianus) vector

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 575-582

  Greenspan, Sasha E ^a   Calhoun, Aram J K ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^a   Levy, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Carrier; Chytridiomycosis; Vector

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CACOSTERNUM; FUNGI; LITHOBATES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 84863443934     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.575     Document Type: Article

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