Pathogenic fungus in feral populations of the invasive North American bullfrog in Argentina

Authors

  • Romina Ghirardi Instituto Nacional de Limnología, UNL-CONICET. Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, (3000) Santa Fe
  • Javier A. López Instituto Nacional de Limnología, UNL-CONICET. Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, (3000) Santa Fe
  • Eduardo A. Sanabria Instituto de Ciencias Básicas. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, CP 5400. CONICET
  • Lorena B. Quiroga Instituto de Ciencias Básicas. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, CP 5400. CONICET
  • Michael G. Levy Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 27607, North Carolina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2017.7

Keywords:

bullfrogs, invasion, emerging infectious diseases

Abstract

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2017-08-01

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Ghirardi, R., López, J. A., Sanabria, E. A., Quiroga, L. B., & Levy, M. G. (2017). Pathogenic fungus in feral populations of the invasive North American bullfrog in Argentina. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 147(2). https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2017.7

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