Multiple pathways for invasion of anurans on a Pacific island

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 598-607

  Christy, Michelle T ^a   Savidge, Julie A ^a   Rodda, Gordon H ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; Aquaculture; Biological invasions; Guam; Horticulture; Pathways

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BREEDING POPULATION; CRUSTACEAN; FINFISH; FROG; HORTICULTURE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PERCIFORM;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ABIES ALBA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; EUHYAS; FEJERVARYA CANCRIVORA; KALOULA; KALOULA PULCHRA; LITORIA FALLAX; MICROHYLA PULCHRA; POLYPEDATES LEUCOMYSTAX; POLYPEDATES MEGACEPHALUS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA GUENTHERI; TILAPIA;

EID: 34547878332     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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