Diet and the colonization of buildings by the cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Anura: Hylidae)

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-63

  Meshaka Jr , Walter E ^a,b  

^a ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^b Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CUBAN TREEFROG;

CARIBBEAN; USA, FLORIDA;

ANURA; DICTYOPTERA; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 0030498422     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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