The chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in isolated populations of the Baja California treefrog pseudacris hypochondriaca curta in Baja California Sur, mexico

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-327

  Luja, Viéctor H ^a,e   Rodríguez Estrella, Ricardo ^a   Ratzlaff, Kris ^b   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^c   Ramírez Bautista, Aurelio ^d  

^a Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada Unidad La Paz   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ASTACOIDEA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; HYLA CADAVERINA; LITHOBATES; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; PSEUDACRIS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 84866373883     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.323     Document Type: Article

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