Strong correlation between phenotype and impact within the native species raises the possibility of rapid adaptive response to the invader. Here, we examine the impact of a dangerous newly arrived prey species (the highly toxic cane toad Bufo marinus) on na?ve predators (death adders Acanthophis...
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The issue is that Australia has no native toad species, so none of the predators(食肉动物)knew how to avoid the toxic toads. As the cane toads advanced east to west across the continent, "they left a wake of dead animals in their paths, "says Sean Doody, an ecologist at the University...
Second, the assemblage of native species, and the local abiotic (thermal, hydric) conditions in this region are very different from those in tropical Australia, so that local frogs might take up the “toad-specific” lungworm species (as does at least one tropical tree-frog taxon, at least ...
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another animal species that was introduced in Australia from abroad and had a harmful impact on its native ecosystems.Second,the toads could be captured and destroyed by volunteers.Cane toads can easily be caught in simple traps and can even be captured by hand.Young toads and cane toad eggs ...
To test these ideas, we measured the sizes of parotoid glands in field-caught cane toads from the species’ native range in South America, as well as invasive populations on three Hawai’ian Islands and in four regions of Australia. Because climates diverge between windward and leeward shores...
作者: EH Protection 摘要: The cane toad's most noticeable feature are its parotoid glands which are on its head behind each ear. The toxin from these glands is highly poisonous to native animals and most domestic pets. DOI: http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threats/cane_toad.html 收...
Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific solutions presented the reading passage. 题目原文: The cane toad is a large (1.8 kg) amphibian species native to Central and South America. It was deliberately introduced to Australia in 1935 ...
The Australian Cane Toad The cane toad, Bufo marinus, or giant toad, was introduced to Australia by the sugar cane industry with government sanction, in order to control two specific pests of sugar cane. The grey backed cane beetle and the frenchie beetle. Native to Central and South America...