Population densities of the Coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in newly invaded Hawaii and in native Puerto Rico

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-126

  Woolbright, Lawrence L ^a   Hara, Arnold H ^b   Jacobsen, Christopher M ^b   Mautz, William J ^c   Benevides Jr , Francis L ^b  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 33645757247     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/79-05W.1     Document Type: Article

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