Widespread bacterial infection affecting <em>Rana temporaria</em> tadpoles in mountain areas

Periodic mass die-offs of Rana temporaria tadpole populations have occurred in the ponds of prealpine mountain areas of Brescia (northern Italy) since the early 2000s. The author reports some observational data and analytical results from three sites: tadpoles from mortality events had erythema, esp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rocco Tiberti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1605