Use of native forest and eucalyptus plantations by eleutherodactylus frogs

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 186-195

  Fogarty, Jarrod H ^a   Vilella, Francisco J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Eleutherodactylus coqui; Eucalyptus; Frogs; Habitat; Population estimation; Puerto Rico; Silviculture; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT USE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; PLANTATION; POPULATION DENSITY;

CORDILLERA CENTRAL; PUERTO RICO;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; EUCALYPTUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037287893     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803074     Document Type: Article

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