Impacts of the invasive cane toad on aquatic reptiles in a highly modified ecosystem: the importance of replicating impact studies

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2303-2309

  Doody, J Sean ^a,c   Mayes, Phil ^b   Clulow, Simon ^c   Rhind, David ^d   Green, Brian ^e   Castellano, Christina M ^f   D’Amore, Domenic ^g   Mchenry, Colin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GHD Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^f Utah's Hogle Zoo   (United States)

^g DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Crocodile; Heterogeneity in responses; Lethal toxic ingestion; Monitor lizard; Rhinella

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; REPTILE; TOAD;

BUFO MARINUS; REPTILIA; VARANUS;

EID: 84912027970     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0665-6     Document Type: Article

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