Evolutionary Consequences of the Introduction of Eleutherodactylus Coqui to Hawaii
The introduction of a species to areas outside its native range can result in ecological and genetic changes of evolutionary significance. The frog Eleutherodactylus coqui was introduced to Hawaii, from Puerto Rico, in the late 1980s and has lost genetic variation in mitochondrial DNA. The extent...
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DigitalCommons@USU
2009
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/305 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1278&context=etd |