Occurrence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in introduced and native species from two regions of France

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 415-422

  Ouellet, Martin ^a   Dejean, Tony ^b,c   Galois, Patrick ^a  

^a Amphibia Nature   (Canada)

^b Parc Naturel Régional Périgord Limousin ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Emerging infectious disease; France; Histopathology; Lithobates catesbeianus; Pelophylax sp.; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EPIDEMIC; FUNGUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

FRANCE;

EID: 84881191545     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002845     Document Type: Article

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