Archive for the ‘Cane toad’ Category
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A comparison of cane toad and native tadpoles as predators of native anuran eggs, hatchlings and larvae
Few quantitative data exist regarding the impact of the introduced cane toad, Bufo marinus, on native Australian fauna. This study investigated predation by tadpoles of B. marinus and two native anurans (Limnodynastes ornatus and Litoria rubella) on eggs, hatchlings and larvae of native anurans that co-occur with these tadpoles in temporary and semi-permanent water bodies [...]
Journal Article
1998
A preliminary risk assessment of cane toads in Kakadu National Park
Cane toads (Bufo marinus) entered the Northern Territory (NT) in 1980 from Queensland and are rapidly approaching Kakadu National Park (KNP), having recently been reported in the upper Mann River and Snowdrop Creek, approximately 15–30 km to the east of Kakadu National Park. Concern about the invasion of cane toads in Kakadu National Park has [...]
Report
2002
A Review of the Impact and Control of Cane Toads in Australia with Recommendations for Future Research and Management Approaches
The National Cane Toad Taskforce was formed in September 2004 as a subcommittee of the Vertebrate Pests Committee. This resulted from a request from the Northern Territory Minister for the Environment to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC) that a national task force be set up to coordinate a response to the threat from [...]
Report
2005
Acoustic attractants enhance trapping success for cane toads
Cane toads are an introduced pest in many tropical locations around the world, but, surprisingly, there are few methods available for their control. Highly effective trapping may provide a means of controlling toads, either alone or as part of an integrated pest-management scheme. Existing cane toad trap designs use lights to lure insects to traps, [...]
Journal Article
2007
Assessing invasive animals in Australia 2008
Invasive animals cause enormous damage to Australia’s economy, environment and society. Assessing Invasive Animals in Australia 2008 presents, for the first time, consistent national information on the distribution and abundance of significant invasive animals in Australia. This report is the result of collaboration between the National Land & Water Resources Audit, the Invasive Animals Cooperative [...]
Book
2008
Assessing the potential impact of invasive cane toads on a commercial freshwater fishery in tropical Australia
Context: The toxins produced by cane toads (Rhinella marina) are fatal to many Australian predators that ingest these invasive anurans. To date, the potential economic impact of the cane toad invasion has attracted little attention. Toads have recently arrived at a large impoundment (Lake Argyle) in north-eastern Western Australia, that supports a commercial fishery for [...]
2011
Assessment and prioritisation of risk for forty exotic animal species
This report documents work commissioned by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre to validate and refine risk assessment models used nationally in decisions to import and manage introduced vertebrate species. The intent of the project was to: increase predictive accuracy, scientific validation and adoption of risk assessment models for the import and keeping of exotic [...]
2010
Australian tadpoles do not avoid chemical cues from invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus)
If invasive species are phylogenetically distinct from native taxa, divergence in intraspecific communication systems may allow control via methods that invoke behavioural responses by the invasives but not by local species. Previous work has exploited sexual signals in this respect (e.g. species-specific mate-attraction pheromones) but there is equal potential to exploit non-sexual signals, such as [...]
Journal Article
2008
Biological control of the cane toad in Australia: a review
The marine toad Bufo marinus is native to northern South America, parts of Central America and Southern Texas. It was deliberately introduced into Australia’s tropical north-east in 1935 in an unsuccessful attempt to control the cane beetle, a damaging insect pest of sugarcane crops. The toads quickly established in the new environment and began to [...]
2010
Breeding-site selection by cane toads (Bufo marinus) and native frogs in northern New South Wales, Australia
Previous research on cane toads (Bufo marinus) has documented non-random selection of breeding sites by this invasive species. In the wet?dry tropics of the Northern Territory, toads selected spawning sites in open areas with gently sloping banks and shallow water. If consistent, such biases may present opportunities for toad control via waterbody manipulation ? but [...]
Journal Article
2007
Cane toad
The cane toad (Bufo marinus) is not a declared pest in Queensland so there is no legal requirement to control them. Their original introduction in 1935 was to control agricultural pests, but they proved ineffective. For the past 60 years, cane toads have been expanding their territory in Australia, and are capable of colonising at [...]
Fact Sheet
2007
Cane toad
Ugly and leathery-brown, the cane toad is one of Queensland’s best-known feral animals. Originally introduced to control a beetle which feeds on sugarcane crops, the cane toad has thrived in Queensland’s tropical and subtropical climate. It can now be found in much of Queensland and continues to spread into New South Wales and the Northern [...]
Fact Sheet
2005
Cane toad density 2007 – ACT
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – New South Wales
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in NSW 2006/2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on thumbnail image below to open full map file.
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – Northern Territory
Map shows the density of cane toads (Bufo marinus) in the Northern Territory, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – Queensland
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in Queensland, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on thumbnail image below to open full map file.
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – South Australia
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in South Australia, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.
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2007
Cane Toad density 2007 – Tasmania
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in Tasmania, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – Victoria
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in Victoria, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file
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2007
Cane toad density 2007 – Western Australian
Map shows the density of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in Western Australia, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.
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2007
Cane Toad Identification
Provides information on cane toad identification, including images, a recording of a cane toad call and a downloadable guide. Website also provides information on how to dispose of cane toads, first aid for people and pets, impacts of toads etc.
Fact Sheet
2009
Cane Toad National Maps 2006/07
This series of maps shows the occurrence, abundance and distribution of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in Australia, 2006/07. Originally published in: West, P. (2008). Assessing Invasive Animals in Australia 2008. National Land & Water Resources Audit and Invasive Animals CRC, Canberra. (See web link below to access full report). Map 1: Occurrence Map 2: [...]
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2007
Cane Toads
The cane toad has been nominated by the Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN (The World Conservation Union) as among 100 of the “World’s Worst” invaders. Cane toads are a declared animal pest in WA and it is illegal to keep them or bring them into the State. This webpage provides information about cane [...]
Website
2005
Cane Toads
Toad busting activities and information on how to identify a cane toad. Also includes: Guide to Saving Our Suburbs; Cane toads: the facts; Making your yard a toad-free zone; Building a frog pond; Cane toad calling; Island arks overview.
Website
2007
Cane toads may spread beyond their ?natural? limits
The introduced cane toad, currently impacting Australia’s northern ecosystems, may migrate further south than previously thought because of its ability to rapidly adapt to climatic conditions.
Magazine Article
2007
Cane toads reduce the abundance and site occupancy of Merten?s water monitor (Varanus mertensi)
Introduced into Australia in 1935, the cane toad (Chaunus [Bufo] marinus) threatens native vertebrate predators. However, there have been few rigorous quantitative studies on species threatened by this toxic invasive species. This study examines the changes in abundance and proportion of sites occupied by Merten?s water monitor (Varanus mertensi) at a site in the Northern [...]
Journal Article
2007
CaneToadsInOz.com
Cane Toads!! Just hearing those words creates fear and loathing in many Australians. These feral amphibians have become a major invasive threat to Australian biodiversity since their introduction in North Queensland. Reports that these poisonous amphibians have invaded the Northern Territory and are heading for Western Australia fuel this national sense of fear and loathing. [...]
Website
2008
Coming to Grips with the Cane Toad: A potential Threat to South Australia
The cane toad or giant toad (Bufo marinus) is a proclaimed pest in South Australia. It can not be imported or kept except under special permit for scientific or teaching purposes.
Fact Sheet
Commercial Use of Wild Animals
Australian animals such as kangaroos, possums, crocodiles and emus, and introduced animals such as feral goats, horses and wild boar are the basis of industries with a wholesale value exceeding $100 million each year. Industries based on wild animals have expanded in recent years and there are good prospects for continued growth. Where they can [...]
Book
1994
Community on-ground cane toad control in the Kimberley.
A large and passionate community movement in Western Australia commenced in 2005 to physically stop the cane toad from entering the State. This movement, principally carried out through the Perth-based Stop The Toad Foundation and the Kununurra-based Kimberley Toad Busters, has received funding from the governments of Western Australia and the Commonwealth and from donations. [...]
Report
2007
Comparisons through time and space suggest rapid evolution of dispersal behaviour in an invasive species
During a biological invasion, we expect that the expanding front will increasingly become dominated by individuals with better dispersal abilities. Over many generations, selection at the invasion front thus will favour traits that increase dispersal rates. As a result of this process, cane toads (Bufo marinus) are now spreading through tropical Australia about 5-fold faster [...]
Journal Article
2009
Counting the cost: impact of invasive animals in Australia, 2004
Feral animals cost Australia in excess of $720 million per year. They cause catastrophic damage and threaten our landscape, agriculture and industries. This report estimates the economic, environmental and social impacts of 11 introduced pest animal species (fox, feral cats, rabbit, feral pigs, wild dogs, mice, carp, feral goats, cane toads, wild horses and camels). [...]
Report
2004
Current and future threats from non-indigenous animal species in northern Australia: a spotlight on World Heritage Area Kakadu National Park
Non-indigenous animal species threaten biodiversity and ecosystem stability by damaging or transforming habitats, killing or out-competing native species and spreading disease. We use World Heritage Area Kakadu National Park, northern Australia, as a focal region to illustrate the current and potential threats posed by non-indigenous animal species to internationally and nationally recognised natural and cultural [...]
Journal Article
2007
Developing a cane toad biological control
The Cane Toad Project has progress well over the current reporting period. The milestones to be met during the current reporting period were: 2002.1 – Continuing maintenance and breeding of cane toads on demand (ongoing) 2002.2 – Retest cell culture passaged BIV for attenuation in Litoria infrafrenata (Nov 2003) 2002.3 – Retest eif deleted BIV [...]
Report
2006
Do invasive cane toads (Chaunus marinus) compete with Australian frogs (Cyclorana australis)?
Despite widespread concern about the ecological impacts of invasive species, mechanisms of impact remain poorly understood. Cane toads (Chaunus [Bufo] marinus) were introduced to Queensland in 1935, and have now spread across much of tropical Australia. One plausible impact of toad invasion concerns competition between toads and native frogs, but there has been no previous [...]
Journal Article
2007
Draft Cane Toad Strategy for Western Australia 2009-19
The draft strategy outlines a 10-year management plan for cane toads and aims to provide an integrated response across the whole community to reduce the impact of the invasive species on biodiversity, social and economic values. Other general information on cane toads is also available at the WA DEC website.
Threat Abatement Plan or Management Strategy
2009
Feral Animals in Australia
Australia’s native plants and animals adapted to life on an isolated continent over millions of years. Since European settlement they have had to compete with a range of introduced animals for habitat, food and shelter. Some have also had to face new predators. These new pressures have also caused a major impact on our country’s [...]
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Indirect impacts of invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) on nest predation in pig-nosed turtles (Carettochelys insculpta)
The cane toad (Bufo marinus) was introduced into Australia in 1935. Because this toxic frog is novel to the Australian fauna, its introduction has impacted native fauna in a variety of ways. We anticipated a severe decline in the yellow-spotted monitor lizard (Varanus panoptes) associated with the arrival of cane toads along the Daly River, [...]
Journal Article
2006
International issues and implications of using genetically modified organisms for biocontrol of vertebrate pests
This report provides an overview of current research, regulations and issues concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for use as biological controls of vertebrates. GMO research for the management of rabbits, mice, possums, cane toads and exotic fish are outlined. Regulations and ethics guidelines presently in effect at the national level are described for Australia, New [...]
Report
2006
Into Oblivion? The disappearing native mammals of northern Australia
A new wave of extinctions is now threatening Australian mammals, this time in northern Australia, according to a group of leading Australian scientists. Since European settlement, the deepest loss of Australian biodiversity has been the spate of extinctions of endemic mammals. Historically, these losses occurred mostly in inland and in temperate parts of the country, [...]
2010
Live capture of pest animals used in research
Research involving pest animals may require the live capture, restraint and handling of individual animals. Wild animals may try to avoid capture, handling and restraint during which they are capable of inflicting damage to themselves and their potential captors. When physical contact is necessary, the safety of animals and operators should be the primary consideration. [...]
Policy Document
2007
Mid North Coast Region Pest Management Strategy 2008-2011
The development of Regional Pest Management Strategies (RPMS) provides NPWS with a strategic approach to pest management across NSW. The Strategy developed for each region provides a tool to broadly identify pest distribution and their associated impacts across the park system. It details priorities for each Region, including actions listed in the PAS and TAPs. [...]
Threat Abatement Plan or Management Strategy
2008
Modelling the distribution of vertebrate pests in New South Wales under climate change
This project, funded by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre on behalf of the New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, develops and applies tools to model the distribution and abundance of vertebrate pest species in relation to climatic and biophysical variables. Such models are needed to predict how the distribution of [...]
2011
Native Australian frogs avoid the scent of invasive cane toads
Invasive species can affect the ecosystems they colonize by modifying the behaviour of native taxa; for example, avoidance of chemical cues from the invader may modify habitat use (shelter site selection) by native species. In laboratory trials, we show that metamorphs of most (but not all) native frog species on a tropical Australian floodplain avoid [...]
Journal Article
2009
No easy solutions to Kakadu’s feral animal problem
Cane toads, swamp buffalo, feral pigs ? some of the most visible ‘wildlife’ in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park happen to be the rampantly successful progeny of feral animals introduced by European settlers from the 1820s onwards. Controlling them within this ecologically and culturally complex setting is the ongoing challenge.
Journal Article
2007
North Coast Region Pest Management Strategy 2008-2011
The development of Regional Pest Management Strategies (RPMS) provides NPWS with a strategic approach to pest management across NSW. The Strategy developed for each region provides a tool to broadly identify pest distribution and their associated impacts across the park system. It details priorities for each Region, including actions listed in the PAS and TAPs [...]
Threat Abatement Plan or Management Strategy
2008
Northern Rivers Region Pest Management Strategy 2008-2011
The development of Regional Pest Management Strategies (RPMS) provides NPWS with a strategic approach to pest management across NSW. The Strategy developed for each region provides a tool to broadly identify pest distribution and their associated Impacts across the park system. It details priorities for each Region, including actions listed in the PAS and TAPs [...]
Threat Abatement Plan or Management Strategy
2008
Optimisation of handling, activation and assessment procedures for Bufo marinus spermatozoa
In the present study, we investigated handling, activation and assessment procedures for cane toad (Bufo marinus) spermatozoa. Optimisation of these techniques will facilitate the maintenance of sperm viability during cryopreservation and during in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques in reproduction technologies for endangered species. Spermatozoa were taken from testicular macerates and assessed using plasma membrane integrity [...]
Journal Article
2007
Pathogens in invasive animals of Australia
This review provides an overview of diseases or pathogens that have been identified in invasive animals in Australia; particularly feral pigs, foxes and wild dogs, feral cats, feral goats, rabbits, cane toads, rodents (feral mice and ship rats) and European carp. Australian research published between 1990 and 2009 is reviewed. A range of bacterial, viral, [...]
Report
2009
Pathogens in vertebrate pests in Australia
This review provides an overview of diseases or pathogens that have been identified in vertebrate pests in Australia; particularly feral pigs, foxes and wild dogs, feral cats, feral goats, rabbits, cane toads, rodents (feral mice and ship rats) and European carp. Australian research published between 1990 and 2009 is reviewed. A range of bacterial, viral, [...]
Report
2009
Pest Animal Survey: A review of the distribution, impacts and control of invasive animals throughout NSW and the ACT.
The environmental, economic, and social impacts of invasive pest animals in Australia cost in-excess of $700 million annually (Mcleod 2004). Invasive pest animals inhabit all regions of the State, and are well-recognised as causing significant losses to primary production, damaging environmental assets, threatening native species and communities, and impacting on social values. Effective management of [...]
Report
2007
Pestnote: Cane Toad
The cane toad or giant toad is a prohibited species in Western Australia. Covers identification and behaviour, food, distribution and habitat, reproduction, damage and impact, control and a key to distinguishing cane toads from native frogs.
Fact Sheet
2005
Potential cane toad short to medium term control techniques : the biological feasibility and cost of exclusion as a mitigating control strategy
Invasive cane toads Bufo marinus are spreading rapidly across northern Australia, raising serious public and scientific concerns for the long-term persistence of many potentially vulnerable wildlife populations. A number of mitigating solutions to the cane toad problem have been proposed, including direct killing of toads, biological control, or the establishment of secure areas from which [...]
Report
2004
Pressures on the Rainforest Cane Toads – the Face Only a Mother Could Love
Arguably one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters, the cane toad (Bufo marinus)is not a problem in its native Central America. Australia has provided it with abundant food, abundant space and even free transport to new areas.The cane toad was brought to Australia under the misconception that it would assist cane farmers by eating the destructive [...]
Fact Sheet
2002
Protecting our national parks from pests and weeds
Invasive species (weeds and pest animals) represent one of the greatest threats to biodiversity around the world. They also cause financial losses to agriculture and other industries, and damage areas of cultural significance. Managing the impacts of pests is therefore an issue of great importance for the managers of all land tenures. The problem requires [...]
Report
2006
Public attitudes towards invasive animals and their impacts
This project in the Detection and Prevention Program of the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (IACRC) identifies and reviews the research literature on public attitudes towards, and understanding of, invasive animals and their impacts. The need for a review was identified by participants in the IACRC’s socio-economic ‘Costing the Impacts’ workshop, held in November 2005 [...]
Report
2007
Queensland Pest Animal Strategy 2002-2006
The Queensland pest animal strategy 2002-2006 provides an essential framework for the improved management of pest animals at the state scale.
Threat Abatement Plan or Management Strategy
2002
Restraint and handling of pest animals used in research
Research involving pest animals may require the live capture, restraint and handling of individual animals. Wild animals may try to avoid capture, handling and restraint during which they are capable of inflicting damage to themselves and their potential captors. When physical contact is necessary, the safety of animals and operators should be the primary consideration. [...]
Policy Document
2007
Review of the management of feral animals and their impact on biodiversity in the Rangelands: A resource to aid NRM planning
The Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre (PAC CRC) was commissioned by the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage to review feral animal management for biodiversity outcomes in the Rangelands. This review was undertaken to help guide future Natural Heritage Trust spending on feral pest management and control in the Rangelands. The outcomes of [...]
Report
2005
Review of the project: “The development of a cane toad biological control”
This document presents a review of the federally funded project entitled “The development of a cane toad biological control”. The progress of the project, relating to the terms of reference is assessed, and gaps in knowledge and future directions for the project are discussed.
Report
2003
Risk Assessments (DAFWA) for exotic reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Cane toad (Bufo marinus)
Models for assessing the risk that exotic vertebrates could establish in Australia have been developed for mammals, birds (Bomford 2003; Bomford 2006, 2008), reptiles and amphibians (Bomford 2006, 2008; Bomford et al. 2005). These Risk Assessment models have been further explored by DAFWA to confirm that they reasonably predict public safety, establishment and pest risks [...]
2010
Risk Assessments for exotic reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Models for assessing the risk that exotic vertebrates could establish in Australia have been developed for mammals, birds (Bomford 2003; Bomford 2006, 2008), reptiles and amphibians (Bomford 2006, 2008; Bomford et al. 2005). These Risk Assessment models have been further explored by DAFWA to confirm that they reasonably predict public safety, establishment and pest risks [...]
Policy Document
2010
Science of Cane Toad Invasion and Control
Workshop presentations cover discussion of the recommendations arising from CSIRO’s previous work on cane toads, recommendations from the Vertebrate Pest Committee Cane Toad Task Force (2005), research into the biology of toads, current and prospective control measures (including biocontrols), and toxins and attractants.
Conference or Workshop Proceedings
2006
The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
The cane toad (Bufo marinus) in not a declared pest in Queensland so there is no legal requirement to control them. As the toads geographical range continues to expand however, concern has increased about their detrimental environmental effects, particularly on the wetlands of the Northern Territory. Studies into the feasibility of biological control have commenced.
Fact Sheet
2007
The feral cane toad (Bufo marinus)
Cane toads, introduced into Australia to control beetles that were destroying sugarcane crops, are still spreading across Australia. They failed to control the cane beetles, and became a major pest themselves. Cane toads can harm native wildlife by eating small animals and poisoning larger predators that try to eat them. Household pets are also at [...]
Fact Sheet
2004
The short-term effect of cane toads (Bufo marinus) on native fauna in the Gulf Country of the Northern Territory
The range of the cane toad has expanded rapidly in the Northern Territory, and there is growing concern that the species may have a detrimental effect on the native fauna. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the short-term effects of cane toads on populations of native fauna and, specifically, to compare the [...]
Journal Article
1999
The short-term effect of cane toads(Bufo marinus) on native fauna in the Gulf Country of the Northern Territory
The range of the cane toad has expanded rapidly in the Northern Territory, and there is growing concern that the species may have a detrimental effect on the native fauna. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the short-term effects of cane toads on populations of native fauna and, specifically, to compare the [...]
Journal Article
1999
The threat posed by pest animals to biodiversity in New South Wales
Alien species (pest animals and weeds) are acknowledged widely as a major cause of global biodiversity decline. However, there are very few studies that have quantified the specific biodiversity at risk from alien species, or the alien species posing the threat. This lack of knowledge has hampered policy development and alien species management directed at [...]
Report
2007
The toad ahead: challenges of modelling the range and spread of an invasive species
An ability to predict the rate at which an organism spreads its range is of growing importance because the process of spread (during invasion by an exotic species) is almost identical to that occurring at the expanding range margins of a native species undergoing range shifts in response to climate change. Thus, the methods used [...]
Journal Article
2008
Understanding the toad code: Behavioural responses of cane toad (Chaunus marinus) larvae and metamorphs to chemical cues
Larvae of many anuran taxa display strong behavioural responses to chemical cues, including alarm signals from injured conspecific tadpoles. We exposed tadpoles and metamorphs from an Australian population of the invasive cane toad (Chaunus [Bufo] marinus) to a range of chemical stimuli and quantified their responses both in the laboratory and in the field. Filtered [...]
Journal Article
2008
Wildwatch2: Quest for Pests
There is an urgent need to find out more about the wildlife we share our cities, towns and farms with, so we can conserve and manage our diverse and unique animals. The WildWatch2 survey aimed to find out which animals are perceived as problems, why they are a problem and how serious the problem is. [...]
Website
2005