Higher temperature variability increases the impact of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and shifts interspecific interactions in tadpole mesocosms

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2450-2459

  Hamilton, Phineas T ^a   Richardson, Jean M L ^a   Govindarajulu, Purnima ^b   Anholt, Bradley R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Climate change; Competition; Mesocosm; Tadpole; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880135021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.369     Document Type: Article

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