Exploiting intraspecific competitive mechanisms to control invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1742, 2012, Pages 3436-3442

  Crossland, Michael R ^a   Haramura, Takashi ^a   Salim, Angela A ^b   Capon, Robert J ^b   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien species; Anuran larvae; Biocontrol; Bufo marinus; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL WEAPON; CONSPECIFIC; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; TOAD; TOXIN; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 84864370416     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0821     Document Type: Article

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