Latest cane toad research
Newest papers on Rhinella marina in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Constructing an Invasion Machine: The Rapid Evolution of a Dispersal-Enhancing Phenotype During the Cane Toad Invasion of Australia.
Hudson CM, McCurry MR, Lundgren P et al. · PloS one · 2016-09 · open access
Biological invasions can induce rapid evolutionary change. As cane toads (Rhinella marina) have spread across tropical Australia over an 80-year period, their rate of invasion has increased from around 15 to 60 km per annum. Toads at the invasion front disperse much faster and further than…
- Moving south: effects of water temperatures on the larval development of invasive cane toads ( Rhinella marina ) in cool-temperate Australia.
Wijethunga U, Greenlees M, Shine R · Ecology and evolution · 2016-09 · open access
The distributional limits of many ectothermic species are set by thermal tolerances of early-developmental stages in the life history; embryos and larvae often are less able to buffer environmental variation than are conspecific adults. In pond-breeding amphibians, for example, cold water may…
- Antiproliferative activity and chemical composition of the venom from the Amazonian toad Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae).
Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Quispe C, Arana GV et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2016-09
- Additional in-series compliance reduces muscle force summation and alters the time course of force relaxation during fixed-end contractions.
Mayfield DL, Launikonis BS, Cresswell AG et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2016-09
- Isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane use in cane toads (Rhinella marina).
Morrison KE, Strahl-Heldreth D, Clark-Price SC · Veterinary record open · 2016-09 · open access
- Is the enhanced dispersal rate seen at invasion fronts a behaviourally plastic response to encountering novel ecological conditions?
Pettit LJ, Greenlees MJ, Shine R · Biology letters · 2016-09
- Pyrazine emission by a tropical firefly: An example of chemical aposematism?
Vencl FV, Ottens K, Dixon MM et al. · Biotropica. · 2016-09
- Bait preference for remote camera trap studies of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus)
Caitlin Austin, Katherine D. Tuft, Daniel Ramp et al. · Australian Mammalogy · 2016-08
- Quantification of bufadienolides in the poisons of Rhinella marina and Rhaebo guttatus by HPLC-UV.
Kerkhoff J, Noronha Jda C, Bonfilio R et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2016-07
- Multi-constituent identification in Australian cane toad skin extracts using high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry.
Zulfiker AHM, Sohrabi M, Qi J et al. · Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis · 2016-07
- Splenic immunotoxicity in developing cane toads (Rhinella marina) from Bermuda.
Fort DJ, Mathis M, Fort CE et al. · Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2016-06
- Using genetic data to predict the vulnerability of a native predator to a toxic invader
Richard Shine, Supen Wang, George Madani et al. · Endangered Species Research · 2016-06 · open access
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. Resistance is conferred by a small and consistent genetic change, so genetic data can provide a…
- Rapid differentiation of sexual signals in invasive toads: call variation among populations.
Yasumiba K, Duffy RL, Parsons SA et al. · Scientific reports · 2016-06 · open access
Advertisement calls tend to differ among populations, based on morphological and environmental factors, or simply geographic distance, in many taxa. Invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) were introduced to Australia in 1935 and their distribution has expanded at increasing rates over time. Rapid…
- Frogs in the spotlight: a 16-year survey of native frogs and invasive toads on a floodplain in tropical Australia.
Brown GP, Shine R · Ecology and evolution · 2016-06 · open access
Although widespread declines in anuran populations have attracted considerable concern, the stochastic demographics of these animals make it difficult to detect consistent trends against a background of spatial and temporal variation. To identify long-term trends, we need datasets gathered over…
- Toad Intoxication in the Dog by Rhinella marina : The Clinical Syndrome and Current Treatment Recommendations.
Johnnides S, Green T, Eubig P · Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association · 2016-06
- Biotic Resistance to an Alien Amphibian: Larval Competition between Japanese Frogs and Invasive Cane Toads.
Haramura T, Takeuchi H, Crossland MR et al. · PloS one · 2016-06 · open access
Understanding negative effects of native species on introduced taxa may suggest novel ways to control the invasive species by enhancing such effects. Previous studies have reported that the larvae of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) are suppressed by competition with the larvae of native…
- Far from home: responses of an American predator species to an American prey species in a jointly invaded area of Australia
Wijethunga U, Greenlees M, Shine R · Biological invasions · 2016-06
- Morphological characterization of Eustrongylides sp. larvae (Nematoda, Dioctophymatoidea) parasite of Rhinella marina (Amphibia: Bufonidae) from Eastern Amazonia.
Melo FT, Melo Cdo S, Nascimento Lde C et al. · Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2016-06
- 3D scanning and printing skeletal tissues for anatomy education.
Thomas DB, Hiscox JD, Dixon BJ et al. · Journal of anatomy · 2016-05
- The impacts of a toxic invasive prey species (the cane toad, Rhinella marina) on a vulnerable predator (the lace monitor, Varanus varius)
Jolly CJ, Shine R, Greenlees MJ · Biological invasions · 2016-05
- The cane or marine toad, Rhinella marina (Anura, Bufonidae): two genetically and morphologically distinct species.
Acevedo AA, Lampo M, Cipriani R · Zootaxa · 2016-04
- Patterns of Genetic Variability in Island Populations of the Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) from the Mouth of the Amazon.
Bessa-Silva AR, Vallinoto M, Sodré D et al. · PloS one · 2016-04 · open access
The Amazonian coast has several unique geological characteristics resulting from the interaction between drainage pattern of the Amazon River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most extensive and sedimentologically dynamic regions of the world, with a large number of continental islands…
- Toads on Lava: Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use of Invasive Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) in Hawai'i.
Ward-Fear G, Greenlees MJ, Shine R · PloS one · 2016-03 · open access
Most ecological research on cane toads (Rhinella marina) has focused on invasive populations in Australia, ignoring other areas where toads have been introduced. We radio-tracked and spool-tracked 40 toads, from four populations on the island of Hawai'i. Toads moved extensively at night (mean 116…
- Knocking on Heaven's Door: Are Novel Invaders Necessarily Facing Naïve Native Species on Islands?
Gérard A, Jourdan H, Millon A et al. · PloS one · 2016-03 · open access
The impact of alien predator species on insular native biota has often been attributed to island prey naïveté (i.e. lack of, or inefficient, anti-predator behavior). Only rarely, however, has the concept of island prey naïveté been tested, and then only a posteriori (i.e. hundreds or thousands of…
- Rhinella marina (Amphibia: Bufonidae) Versus Rhabdias paraensis (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae): Expanding the View on a Natural Infection.
Santos JN, da Silva DC, Feitosa LA et al. · The Journal of parasitology · 2016-03
Keep a cane toad?
Log weights, feedings and sheds in seconds, chart your animal's growth, and see how it compares with other keepers' animals.
Create a free accountFree. Takes about a minute.