Historical Evidence of Widespread Chytrid Infection in North American Amphibian Populations

Emerging infectious diseases may be contributing to the global decline of amphibian populations. In particular, chytridiomycosis, a cutaneous fungal infection of amphibians caused by the chytrid Ba-trachochytrium dendrobatidis, gained attention in the 1990s as an apparently new pathogen. This fungus...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Conservation biology 2005-10, Vol.19 (5), p.1431-1440
Hauptverfasser:	OUELLET, MARTIN, MIKAELIAN, IGOR, PAULI, BRUCE D., RODRIGUE, JEAN, GREEN, DAVID M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibia. Reptilia amphibian decline amphibian disease Amphibians Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Biological and medical sciences Biology chytridiomycosis Conservation biology Conservation Focus: Amphibian Declines and Chytrdiomycosis Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife declinación de anfibios Depopulation emerging infectious disease enfermedad de anfibios enfermedad infecciosa emergente Environmental conservation especimenes de museo Frogs Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fungi Herpetology Infections Infectious diseases Mortality museum specimens Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking Pathogens quitridiomicosis Rana clamitans Valleys Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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