Impacts of eggs and tadpoles of the invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) on aquatic predators in tropical Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Greenlees, Matthew J ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Fish; Impact; Invasive species; Turtle

Indexed keywords

EGG; FISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; NATIVE SPECIES; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOAD; TOXIC ORGANISM; TURTLE; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77958011341     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02116.x     Document Type: Article

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