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Hurricane Maria silenced the coqui frog even further

Submitted on 18 March 2018 - 1:50am

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Frances Rosario

The devastation of Hurricane Maria caused the local extinction of some coqui frog species that live in forests that had already been affected by a drough between 2013 and 2016.

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Red eyed coqui frog: native or invader?

Submitted on 9 August 2017 - 12:23am

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Wilson González-Espada

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. 

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Carla Restrepo: Leaving a mark with ecological studies

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Dr. Carla Restrepo

At some point in our lives we have asked questions regarding the environment, the animals that inhabit planet earth, and climatic conditions. How does an increase in temperature could affect some organisms? How do small changes in a specific environment can have a large-scale effect on our planet? How does human activity affect our bodies of water? These are some of the questions that Dr. Restrepo, an ecologist and professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras, is attempting to answer through her research projects.

Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui

Submitted on 18 January 2016 - 12:58pm

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Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus portoricensis Schmidt, 1927): Reproductive Biology in Captivity

Neftalí Ríos-López, Eliacim Agosto-Torres, Rayza M. Hernández-Muñíz, Coralys Vicéns-López, Ashley Bernardi-Salinas, Waleska N. Tirado-Casillas, Yvonne M. Flores-Rodríguez

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Why are the coquíes important?

Submitted on 12 October 2015 - 8:09pm

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni

In this article Rafael Joglar explains the importance of the coquies in the ecosystem.

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Efforts to save three coquí species from extinction

Submitted on 1 October 2014 - 12:51pm

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Pedro Bosque Pérez / pedro.bosque@gfrmedia.com

Several efforts are been made to save three coqui species from extinction: coquí Palmeado, Dorado and Eneida.

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The coqui's musical notes

Submitted on 20 August 2014 - 1:00am

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Luis Villanueva, doctoral candidate at Purdue University in Indiana, just published a study that looked at the acoustic niches used by coqui frogs. The study was published in the journal PeerJ.

 

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In danger of extinction the majority of coquí species

Submitted on 3 July 2014 - 1:26pm

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Jorge J. Muñiz Ortiz (EFE)

In the last few years, several species of coquies have dissapeared from Puerto Rico and today almost all of them are in danger of extinction.

 

 

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About to lose another coquí

Submitted on 2 December 2013 - 11:33am

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Rebecca Banuchi / rebecca.banuchi@gfrmedia.com

Two species of coquíes have significantly reduced their population in the last decade.

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Climate change puts the coquí at risk of extinction

Submitted on 3 March 2013 - 11:31pm

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Laura M. Quintero

Three out of seventeen species of coquí have undergone extinction due to temperature changes, loss of their habitat and the spreading of the Bd fungus. Climate change is threatening at least 11 more species which would have a devastating effect on the ecosystem.

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