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Red eyed coqui frog: native or invader?

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Zulmarie Perez Horta
By Zulmarie Perez Horta on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 00:23
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Dialogo Digital
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Wilson González-Espada
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Coquíes de Ojos Rojos, Eleutherodactylus antillensis, St. Thomas, 2008. (Suministrada/ Brittany S. Barker)

DNA testing allows scientists to determine if a species is native or invasive to a geographical zone. A recent study of red-eyed coqui population in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz and Panama City, determined the origin of these coqui frogs. 

For the full article, please refer to the spanish version of this site. 

 

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coquí
especie endémica
especie nativa
especie invasora
Eleutherodactylus antillensis
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