Ongoing invasions of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis: A global review

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2255-2270

  Measey, G J ^a   Rodder D ^b   Green, S L ^c   Kobayashi, R ^d   Lillo, F ^e   Lobos, G ^f   Rebelo, R ^g   Thirion, J M ^h  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^h Association Objectifs BIOdiversitéS OBIOS   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Chytridiomycosis; Detection lag; Invasion pathways; Species distribution model; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DATABASE; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84867403401     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0227-8     Document Type: Article

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