International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Conservation and historical biogeography: How did the mountain chicken frog get to the Caribbean?

Jay D. King
  • Jay D. King
  • Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, Loxahatchee, Florida, United States.
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Pamela C. Ashmore
  • Pamela C. Ashmore
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Geography, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, United States.
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  •  Received: 15 March 2011
  •  Accepted: 03 November 2014
  •  Published: 20 November 2014

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