Individual study: management strategy to avoid chytrid fungus infection in egg clutches of the Valcheta frog Pleurodema somuncurense.

Published online
12 Mar 2020
Content type
Journal article
Journal title
Conservation Evidence
URL
https://www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/6856

Author(s)
Arellano, M. L. & Velasco, M. A. & Martínez Aguirre, T. & Zarini, O. & Belasen, A. M. & James, T. Y. & Kacoliris, F. P.
Contact email(s)
mluzarellano@gmail.com

Publication language
English

Abstract

Eggs which were removed from a chytrid-infected population of Valcheta frogs shortly after laying and then hatched in a clean environment resulted in juveniles free of the fungus.

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