Population density estimates and growth rates of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Hawaii

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 626-636

  Beard, Karen H ^a   Al Chokhachy, Robert ^a   Tuttle, Nathania C ^a   O'Neill, Eric M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 56649117962     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-314R1.1     Document Type: Article

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