Spatial and temporal variation in color pattern morphology in the tropical frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Woolbright, Lawrence L ^a   Stewart, Margaret M ^b  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FROG; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; HURRICANE HUGO 1989; POLYMORPHISM; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI;

EID: 47049095817     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CG-06-092     Document Type: Article

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