Behavioural responses of native predators to an invasive toxic prey species

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 605-611

  Nelson, David W M ^a   Crossland, Michael R ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aversion behaviour; Bufo marinus; Invasive species; Predator learning; Rhinella marina

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FISH; FROG; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEARNING; METAMORPHISM; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RECOGNITION; TOAD; TOXIC ORGANISM;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; GOBIO; LITORIA DAHLII; MOGURNDA MOGURNDA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80052008163     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02187.x     Document Type: Article

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