Disturbance influences long-term population patterns in the Puerto Rican Frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 4 A, 1996, Pages 493-501

  Woolbright, Lawrence L ^a  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Eleutherodactylus coqui; Hurricane; Population density; Predation; Puerto Rico; Structural habitat; Treefalls

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CECROPIA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; HELICONIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 0000978716     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389091     Document Type: Article

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