Diet of the invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, in Hawaii

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Beard, Karen H ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; FROG; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; STOMACH CONTENT; TAXONOMY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; AMPHIPODA; ANURA; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; TALITRIDAE;

EID: 34547415050     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[281:DOTIFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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