Presence of the amphibian chytrid pathogen confirmed in Cameroon

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-194

  Baláž, Vojtech ^a   Kopecký, Oldřich ^b   Gvoždík, Václav ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Afromontane; Chytridiomycosis; Congolian lowland rainforests; Phlyctimantis; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864983362     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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