The early toad gets the worm: Cane toads at an invasion front benefit from higher prey availability

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 854-862

  Brown, Gregory P ^a   Kelehear, Crystal ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien species; Bufo marinus; Introduced species; Invasion rate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RANGE EXPANSION; TOAD; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BUFO MARINUS; DEMOGRAPHY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; DEMOGRAPHY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879180760     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12048     Document Type: Article

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