INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND EFFECTS OF SNAKE FUNGAL DISEASE ON POPULATIONS OF SNAKES IN KENTUCKY

Pathogenic fungi are increasingly associated with epidemics in wildlife populations and represent a significant threat to global biodiversity. Snake fungal disease is an emerging disease caused by the fungus, Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, and appears to be widespread in the eastern United States. Yet a...

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Main Author: Mckenzie, Jennifer
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2018
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Online Access:https://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/42
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=forestry_etds