Captive breeding introduced infectious disease to Mallorcan amphibians
Friday, September 26, 2008 - 06:22
in Biology & Nature
A potentially deadly fungus that can kill frogs and toads was inadvertently introduced into Mallorca by a captive breeding programme that was reintroducing a rare species of toad into the wild, according to a new study published today in the journal Current Biology.
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