Patterns of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis transmission between tadpoles in a high-elevation rainforest stream in tropical Australia.

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Published in Dis Aquat Organ on August 20, 2015

Authors

Mattias Hagman1, Ross A Alford

Author Affiliations

1: College of Marine and Environmental Science, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.

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