Lability in host defenses: Terrestrial frogs die from chytridiomycosis under enzootic conditions

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-199

  Longo, Ana V ^a   Ossiboff, Robert J ^a   Zamudio, Kelly R ^a   Burrowes, Patricia A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANURA; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PUERTO RICO; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MYCOSES; PUERTO RICO; SEASONS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI;

EID: 84872363940     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-05-129     Document Type: Article

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