A new parameterization for estimating co‐occurrence of interacting species

JH Waddle, RM Dorazio, SC Walls… - Ecological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Models currently used to estimate patterns of species co‐occurrence while accounting for
errors in detection of species can be difficult to fit when the effects of covariates on species …

Use of PVC pipe refugia as a sampling technique for hylid treefrogs

RG Boughton, J Staiger, R Franz - The American midland naturalist, 2000 - BioOne
We used retreats made from white polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes to capture hylids and
determined how pipe design and placement influenced the frequency with which hylids …

Introduced amphibians and reptiles in the Greater Caribbean: Patterns and conservation implications

R Powell, RW Henderson, MC Farmer, M Breuil… - … of Caribbean Island …, 2011 - brill.com
Non-native species are a growing worldwide conservation problem, often second only to
habitat destruction and alteration as a cause of extirpations and extinctions. Introduced taxa …

Effects of nonindigenous tadpoles on native tadpoles in Florida: evidence of competition

KG Smith - Biological Conservation, 2005 - Elsevier
The impacts of nonindigenous species on native ecosystems can be severe, sometimes
leading to the extinction of native taxa. Interspecific competition is a potential mechanism of …

Will future anthropogenic climate change increase the potential distribution of the alien invasive Cuban treefrog (Anura: Hylidae)?

D Rödder, F Weinsheimer - Journal of Natural History, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The invasive alien Cuban treefrog Osteopilus sepentrionalis is native to Cuba, the Bahamas
and some adjacent islands. It was accidentally introduced to Florida, Puerto Rico and some …

Multiple pathways for invasion of anurans on a Pacific island

MT Christy, JA Savidge, GH Rodda - Diversity and Distributions, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Since 1937, thirteen species of non‐indigenous anurans have made their way to Guam. Of
these, at least six have established breeding populations. Various pathways led to the …

Population Viability of Nonnative Mediterranean House Geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) at an Urban Site Near the Northern Invasion Front

JL Wessels, ET Carter, CL Hively… - Journal of …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Biological invasions are one of the most serious threats to biodiversity conservation.
Although success and impacts of many invaders, particularly ectotherms, are likely to be …

Establishment of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana

BM Glorioso, JH Waddle, LJ Muse, ND Jennings… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis, is native to Cuba, the Bahamas,
and the Cayman Islands, and is invasive in areas where it has been introduced and …

Geographic trend in sexual size dimorphism and body size of Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog): implications for invasion of the southeastern United States

ME McGarrity, SA Johnson - Biological Invasions, 2009 - Springer
We collected Osteopilus septentrionalis from Central Florida for analysis of sexual size
dimorphism and compared our data to published information from populations across the …

New records of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) from Cuba with description of a new species

DF Gomez, AJ Johnson, PC De Grammont… - Florida …, 2020 - BioOne
We present a reassessment of the diversity of bark and ambrosia beetles in Cuba. For the
first time in decades, an official Cuban-American binational collaboration allowed us to re …