Virgins in the vanguard: Low reproductive frequency in invasion-front cane toads

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 743-747

  Hudson, Cameron M ^a   Phillips, Benjamin L ^b   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Alien species; Anuran; Invader; Life history; Reproductive output; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; TOAD; TRADE-OFF;

BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 84944726815     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12618     Document Type: Article

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