Nothing a Hot Bath Won't Cure: Infection Rates of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Correlate Negatively with Water Temperature under Natural Field Settings

Dramatic declines and extinctions of amphibian populations throughout the world have been associated with chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease caused by the pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Previous studies indicated that Bd prevalence correlates with cooler temperat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Forrest, Matthew J., Schlaepfer, Martin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22205950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028444

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22205950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028444

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