The extra-limital spread of an invasive species via 'stowaway' dispersal: Toad to nowhere?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  White, A W ^a   Shine, Richard ^b  

^a Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Bufo marinus; Dispersal; Rhinella marinus

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; DISPERSAL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TOAD; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 59349085308     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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