Quantifying the impact of infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on montane populations of Alytes obstetricans

This thesis aims to assess the population-level risk posed by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a pathogen responsible for worldwide declines and extinctions, to the amphibians of a series of infected Pyrenean Lakes. The principle focus was on the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), which,...

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Main Author: Clare, Frances Cherry
Other Authors: Fisher, Matthew
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.705760