Pathogen pollution and the emergence of a deadly amphibian pathogen

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5151-5154

  McKenzie, Valerie J ^a   Peterson, Anna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibians; fungi; hybridization; infectious disease; invasive species; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BULLFROG; CHIMERA; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; GENOTYPE; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 84867627560     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12013     Document Type: Review

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