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Towards a biobanking strategy for amphibian conservation
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Disease invasion: impacts on biodiversity and human health
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Dates: 18 & 19 Nov 2010
This conference will focus on the extent to which wildlife pathogens threaten biodiversity and human health; the processes driving these disease threats; where future threats will arise and how these can be mitigated.
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