Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibians inhabiting cloud forests and coffee agroecosystems in central Veracruz, Mexico

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 431-439

  Murrieta Galindo, Rene ^a   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^b   González Romero, Alberto ^a   López Barrera, Fabiola ^a   Vredenburg, Vance T ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Interaction; Pathogen; Swab; Synergy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900810062     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-014-0800-9     Document Type: Article

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