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Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species

Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species

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Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species

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Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature, 2008-10, Vol.455 (7217), p.1235-1239

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Global amphibian declines have often been attributed to disease, but ignorance of the relative importance and mode of action of potential drivers of infection has made it difficult to develop effective remediation. In a field study, here we show that the widely used herbicide, atrazine, was the best predictor (out of more than 240 plausible candida...

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Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743221379

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743221379

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687,1476-4679

DOI

10.1038/nature07281

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