TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shine,Richard
TI  - Cane toad wars /Rick Shine
SN  - 9780520967984
AV  - QL668 .C364 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Bufo marinus
KW  - Australia
KW  - Biological invasions
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; An ecological catastrophe --; How the cane toad came to Australia --; Arrival of cane toads at Fogg Dam --; How cane toads have adapted and dispersed --; How cane toads have impacted Australian wildlife --; How the ecosystem has fought back --; Citizens take on the toad --; The quest for a way to control the toad --; A new toolkit for fighting the toad --; Toad control moves from the lab to the field --; What we've learned; 2; b
N2  - "For 80 years, giant American amphibians have been spreading through tropical Australia, resulting in the death of millions of native animals. Rick Shine and his research team set out to understand that invasion and its impacts, and to develop new ways of protecting endangered wildlife from the tide of toads. In the process, Shine's work revealed that biological invasions can stimulate rapid evolutionary change, and that understanding your enemy is the essential first step in combatting its deadly effects"--Provided by publisher
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