Reservoir frogs: seasonality of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in robber frogs in Dominica and Montserrat

Reservoir frogs: seasonality of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in robber frogs in Dominica and Montserrat

Emerging infectious diseases are an increasingly important threat to wildlife conservation, with amphibian chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the disease most commonly associated with species declines and extinctions. However, some amphibians can be infected with B. dendroba...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Hudson, Richard A. Griffiths, Lloyd Martin, Calvin Fenton, Sarah-Louise Adams, Alex Blackman, Machel Sulton, Matthew W. Perkins, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Benjamin Tapley, Richard P. Young, Andrew A. Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Chytridiomycosis
Wildlife disease
Amphibians
Pathogen reservoirs
Disease dynamics
Conservation
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7021.pdf

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