Rapid expansion of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) invasion front in tropical Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Phillips, Benjamin L ^a   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Greenlees, Matthew ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran; Behaviour; Bufo; Dispersal; Invasive

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; TOAD; TRACKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 33847383360     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01664.x     Document Type: Article

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