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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RESEARCHING COQUI AND CORONAVIRUS 2 WIN GRANT TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC
Kellyann Román-Cruz and Héctor G. Torres-De Jesús were awarded scholarships to attend the Emerging Researchers National 2024…
Hurricane Maria silenced the coqui frog even further
The devastation of Hurricane Maria caused the local extinction of some coqui frog species that live in forests that had already…
Red eyed coqui frog: native or invader?
DNA testing allows scientists to determine if a species is native or invasive to a geographical zone. A recent study of red-…
Carla Restrepo: Leaving a mark with ecological studies
At some point in our lives we have asked questions regarding the environment, the animals that inhabit planet earth, and…
Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui
Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus portoricensis…
Why are the coquíes important?
In this article Rafael Joglar explains the importance of the coquies in the ecosystem. To read the full article visit the…
Efforts to save three coquí species from extinction
Several efforts are been made to save three coqui species from extinction: coquí Palmeado, Dorado and Eneida. To read the full…
The coqui's musical notes
Luis Villanueva, doctoral candidate at Purdue University in Indiana, just published a study that looked at the acoustic niches…
In danger of extinction the majority of coquí species
In the last few years, several species of coquies have dissapeared from Puerto Rico and today almost all of them are in danger…
About to lose another coquí
Two species of coquíes have significantly reduced their population in the last decade. The original news story is in Spanish…
Climate change puts the coquí at risk of extinction
Three out of seventeen species of coquí have undergone extinction due to temperature changes, loss of their habitat and the…