CONSERVATION BIOLOGY When an infection turns lethal

被引:6
作者
Blaustein, Andrew R. [1 ]
Johnson, Pieter T. J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Oregon State Univ, Dept Zool, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
关键词
AMPHIBIAN DECLINES; EXTINCTIONS; DISEASE; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1038/465881a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Losses in biodiversity and the emergence of new infectious diseases are among the greatest threats to life on the planet. The declines in amphibian populations lie at the interface between these issues.
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页码:881 / 882
页数:2
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