Impact ID | 5518 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasites/Toxicity |
Study Type | Experimental |
Study Location | Field |
Impact Description | Bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, can carry and transmit a limited amount of chytrid fungus after overwintering. This infection can then be spread to other spring-breading anurans. |
Reference | 39800 |
Great Lakes Region | No |
Cost | |
Location | Donald S. Wood Field Laboratory, Linesville, PA, USA |