Evaluation of the toxicity of eggs, hatchlings and tadpoles of the introduced toad Bufo marinus (Anura: Bufonidae) to native Australian aquatic predators

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Crossland, Michael R ^a   Alford, Ross A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Impace; Mortality; Native species

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444363830     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00711.x     Document Type: Article

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