Natural History of Model Organisms: The big potential of the small frog Eleutherodactylus coqui
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
- Harvard University, United States
Abstract
The Puerto Rican coquí frog Eleutherodactylus coqui (E. coqui) is both a cultural icon and a species with an unusual natural history that has attracted attention from researchers in a number of different fields within biology. Unlike most frogs, the coquí frog skips the tadpole stage, which makes it of interest to developmental biologists. The frog is best known in Puerto Rico for its notoriously loud mating call, which has allowed researchers to study aspects of social behavior such as vocal communication and courtship, while the ability of coquí to colonize new habitats has been used to explore the biology of invasive species. This article reviews research on the natural history of E. coqui and opportunities for future research.
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Data from: The evolution of parental care diversity in amphibiansdoi:10.1038/s41467-019-12608-5.
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Data from: Biogeographic analysis reveals ancient continental vicariance and recent oceanic dispersal in amphibiansDryad Digital Repository, doi:10.5061/dryad.jm453.
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National Science Foundation (Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology,2010714)
- Sarah E Westrick
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study
- Eva Fischer
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Natural History of Model Organisms: The big potential of the small frog Eleutherodactylus coqui
eLife 11:e73401.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73401
