Predicting the ecological impact of cane toads (Bufo marinus) on threatened camaenid land snails in north-western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 533-540

  Pearson, David ^a   Greenlees, Matthew ^b   Ward Fear, Georgia ^b   Shine, Richard ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GASTROPOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LIFE HISTORY; TOAD; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; CAMAENIDAE; CYCLORANA AUSTRALIS; GASTROPODA; LITORIA CAERULEA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 70350092969     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09060     Document Type: Article

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