Diet of the invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in pine rockland and mangrove habitats in South Florida

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 346-355

  Glorioso, Brad M ^a   Hardin Waddle, J ^a   Crockett, Marquette E ^b   Rice, Kenneth G ^c   Percival, H Franklin ^d  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachophagy; Density effects; Everglades; Habitat effects

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DIET; FROG; GENERALIST; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVE; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; SNAIL;

BAHAMAS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; CUBA; EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; OSTEOPILUS; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84863449489     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v46i2.a25     Document Type: Article

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