The natural history, ecology, and epidemiology of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and its potential impact on free-ranging snake populations

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 187-196

  Allender, Matthew C ^a   Raudabaugh, Daniel B ^a,c   Gleason, Frank H ^b   Miller, Andrew N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging fungal pathogen; Herpetology; Massasaugas; Pitvipers; Snake fungal disease; Wildlife diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940794102     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2015.05.003     Document Type: Review

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