Ontogenetic variation in toxicity of tadpoles of the introduced toad Bufo marinus to native Australian aquatic invertebrate predators

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 364-369

  Crossland, Michael R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anura; Bufonidae; Introduced species; Mortality; Native species; Predation

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; ONTOGENY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TOXICITY;

AUSTRALIA;

BELOSTOMATIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DECAPODA; DYTISCIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0031688604     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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