Ecological immunization: In situ training of free-ranging predatory lizards reduces their vulnerability to invasive toxic prey

Biology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ward Fear, G ^a   Pearson, D J ^b   Brown, G P ^a   Rangers, Balanggarra ^c   Shine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife   (Australia)

^c Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Conditioned taste aversion; Ecological impact; Snvasive species; Taste aversion; Varanid

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODPLAIN; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIZARD; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; TASTE; TOAD; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS PANOPTES;

TOXIN;

ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BUFO MARINUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BUFO MARINUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIZARDS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84954341766     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0863     Document Type: Article

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