Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity's many impacts on the rest of the natural world. Artificial light at night, or 'ALAN' to use the researchers' name for the phenomenon, can alter ...
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Cane toads are exhausted by releasing their deadly toxin and will go to great lengths not to release it. They far prefer to run or freeze when a predator approaches.
Ecology
May 16, 2019
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Cane toads are picking up some shady habits, according to a new study co-authored by a Macquarie University researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2019
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A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, Portugal and Brazil have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native Australian species. The ...
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The recent introduction of the common Asian toad to Madagascar has led to fears that the toxic amphibian could wreak havoc on the island's already severely threatened fauna. Now, researchers report genetic evidence in the ...
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Jun 4, 2018
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Maligned as a bee-killer and possibly cancer-causing, a common herbicide has turned out to be a boon for tadpoles making them more toxic to predators, researchers said Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2017
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What happens to a cane toad's internal chemistry when it has to shed its skin to replace worn out skin cells?
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2017
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James Cook University scientists have been using the spread of cane toads to examine genetic mechanisms that limit their range.
Plants & Animals
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(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the University of Massachusetts has found that cane toads utilize sensory feedback to coordinate asymmetrical landings mid hop. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, ...
(Phys.org)—A trio of Australian researchers is proposing in a paper they have had published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, that using a technique developed to prevent the spread of wildfires might also ...
