Prevalence of infection by batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and ranavirus in eastern hellbenders (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in eastern tennessee

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 560-566

  Souza, Marcy J ^a   Gray, Matthew J ^b   Colclough, Phillip ^c   Miller, Debra L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Knoxville Zoological Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytrid; Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; Hellbender; Ranavirus; Tennessee

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS ALLEGANIENSIS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 84863488048     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.560     Document Type: Article

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