Fitness consequences of infection by batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)

EcoHealth

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-98

  Chatfield, Matthew W H ^a   Brannelly, Laura A ^b   Robak, Matthew J ^a   Freeborn, Layla ^a   Lailvaux, Simon P ^c   Richards Zawacki, Corinne L ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; chytrid fungus; fitness; Lithobates pipiens; northern leopard frog; whole organism performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FITNESS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYCOSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANA PIPIENS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYCOSES; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANA PIPIENS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; LITHOBATES; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 84877781808     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0833-7     Document Type: Article

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