Absence of invasive Chytrid fungus (<em>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</em>) in native Fijian ground frog (<em>Platymantis vitiana</em>) populations on Viwa-Tailevu, Fiji Islands
We report on the first survey of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis- Bd) in the endangered Fijian ground frog (Platymantis vitiana) population on Viwa-Tailevu, Fiji Islands. This fungal pathogen has been implicated as the primary cause of amphibian declines worldwide. Few cases have be...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1630 |