Population Estimates of Hyla cinerea (Schneider) (Green Tree Frog) in an Urban Environment
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) is a common wetlands species in the southeastern US. To better understand its population dynamics, we followed a relatively isolated population of Green Treefrogs from June 2004 through October 2004 at a federal office complex in Lafayette, LA. Weekly, Green Treefrogs w...
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Published in | Southeastern naturalist (Steuben, Me.) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 203 - 216 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Southeastern Naturalist
01.06.2007
Humboldt Field Research Institute |
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Summary: | Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) is a common wetlands species in the southeastern US. To better understand its population dynamics, we followed a relatively isolated population of Green Treefrogs from June 2004 through October 2004 at a federal office complex in Lafayette, LA. Weekly, Green Treefrogs were caught, measured, marked with VIE tags, and released. The data were used to estimate population size. The time frame was split into two periods: before and after August 17, 2004. Before August 17, 2004, the average estimated population size was 143, and after August 24, 2005, this value jumped to 446, an increase possibly due to tadpoles metamorphosing into adults. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1528-7092 1938-5412 |
DOI: | 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[203:PEOHCS]2.0.CO;2 |