Breeding behavior and colonization success of the Cuban treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis

Herpetologica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 398-408

  Vargas Salinas, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Anuran; Breeding behavior; Cuban treefrog; Invasive species; Osteopilus septentrionalis

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; COLONIZATION; FROG; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SEX RATIO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 33846263679     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[398:BBACSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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