Helpful invaders: Can cane toads reduce the parasite burdens of native frogs?

Many invading species have brought devastating parasites and diseases to their new homes, thereby imperiling native taxa. Potentially, though, invaders might have the opposite effect. If they take up parasites that otherwise would infect native taxa, but those parasites fail to develop in the invade...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Felicity B.L., Brown, Gregory P., Shilton, Catherine, Shine, Richard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501531/