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Can artificial retreat sites help frogs recover after severe habitat devastation? Insights on the use of "coqui houses" after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

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  • 1. Department of Biology, P.O. Box 23360, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931
  • 2. Department of Biology, P.O. Box 118525, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32605 USA

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Burrowes, Patricia A., Hernández-Figueroa, Ábner D., Acevedo, Gustavo D., Alemán-Ríos, Junángel, Longo, Ana V. (2021): Can artificial retreat sites help frogs recover after severe habitat devastation? Insights on the use of "coqui houses" after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e274) 15 (1): 57-70, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11286232

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