Absence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in populations of the Near Eastern Fire Salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) in Israel

Goldie Jurkowicz, Rael Horwitz, Sarig Gafny, Leon Blaustein, Imad Shams

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-66
Number of pages3
JournalSalamandra
Volume58
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This article is dedicated to Leon Blaustein, for his kindness and devotion, and for his endless love of herpetological conservation and biology. We thank the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for issuing permits to conduct this survey. This work was funded by the Deutsch-Israelische Projektkooperation (DIP, BL 1271/1-1). We would also like to thank the many people who helped with field sampling.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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