Mass mortality of native anuran tadpoles in tropical Australia due to the invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2387-2394

  Crossland, Michael R ^a   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Anstis, Marion ^b   Shilton, Catherine M ^b   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Invasive species; Larvae; Toxins

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; MASS MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TOAD; TOXIN; TROPICAL REGION; WATER QUALITY;

ADELAIDE RIVER; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; MAMMALIA; METAMORPHA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51249123091     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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