Predation on the eggs and larvae of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) by native aquatic invertebrates in tropical Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Cabrera Guzmán, Elisa ^a   Crossland, Michael R ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien species; Anuran; Colonisation success; Larval phase; Native predators; Predation

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COLONIZATION; EGG PREDATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TOAD; TOXIC ORGANISM; TROPICAL REGION; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; COLEOPTERA; CYBISTER; DIPLONYCHUS; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LETHOCERUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862735590     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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