Discovery of Novel Viruses Associated With the Invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) in Its Native and Introduced Ranges [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Cane toads (Rhinella marina) are notoriously successful invaders: from 101 individuals brought to Australia in 1935, poisonous toads now cover an area >1.2 million km2 with adverse effects on native fauna.
Alice G. Russo +14 more
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EDIS, 2011 Do you know how to tell the difference between a dangerous Cane Toad (a.k.a. “Bufo” Toad or Marine Toad) and a harmless native toad? This 2-page fact sheet will help you correctly identify and humanely euthanize this invasive toad that can kill pets. It
Steve A. Johnson, Monica E. McGarrity
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Using genetic data to predict the vulnerability of a native predator to a toxic invader [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2016 Australia has no native toad species, and as a consequence, many Australian predators lack resistance to the toxins of the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina, and die if they ingest one of these toads.
Shine, R +5 more
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Chemical cues that attract cannibalistic cane toad (Rhinella marina) larvae to vulnerable embryos [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Chemical cues produced by late-stage embryos of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) attract older conspecific larvae, which are highly cannibalistic and can consume an entire clutch.
Michael R. Crossland +3 more
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Evolutionary responses to invasion: cane toad sympatric fish show enhanced avoidance learning. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The introduced cane toad (Bufo marinus) poses a major threat to biodiversity due to its lifelong toxicity. Several terrestrial native Australian vertebrates are adapting to the cane toad's presence and lab trials have demonstrated that repeated exposure ...
Georgina Caller, Culum Brown
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The things they carried: The pathogenic effects of old and new parasites following the intercontinental invasion of the Australian cane toad (Rhinella marina) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 Brought to Australia in 1935 to control agricultural pests (from French Guiana, via Martinique, Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hawai'i), repeated stepwise translocations of small numbers of founders enabled the cane toad (Rhinella marina) to escape ...
D. Selechnik +4 more
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Patterns of Genetic Variability in Island Populations of the Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) from the Mouth of the Amazon. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Amazonian coast has several unique geological characteristics resulting from the interaction between drainage pattern of the Amazon River and the Atlantic Ocean.
Adam Rick Bessa-Silva +8 more
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Exposure of cane toad hatchlings to older conspecifics suppresses chemosensory food tracking behaviour and increases risk of predation post-exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Attempts to control invasive species using species-specific pheromones need to incorporate an understanding of interactive effects among those pathways.
Samantha McCann +2 more
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Museum material reveals a frog parasite emergence after the invasion of the cane toad in Australia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2010 Background A parasite morphologically indistinguishable from Myxidium immersum (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) found in gallbladders of the invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) was identified in Australian frogs.
Phalen David N +2 more
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Arid habitats intensify sexual conflict in invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceAmplexus by male cane toads (Rhinella marina) impairs a female’s mobility and may impose a risk of drowning. Near the arid-zone edge of the toads’ Australian invasion, artificial ponds provide the only permanent open water.
Richard Shine +5 more
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