An invasive species imposes selection on life-history traits of a native frog

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-336

  Greenlees, Matthew J ^a   Phillips, Benjamin L ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Bufo marinus; Cane toad; Gape limitation; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FROG; GAPE LIMITATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; LIMNODYNASTES CONVEXIUSCULUS; METAMORPHA; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 77954113243     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01432.x     Document Type: Article

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