(Phys.org) —Climate change is one of a number of stressors that cause species to disperse to new locations. Scientists must be able to predict dispersal rates accurately, as the movement of a new species into an area can ...
Veterinary researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a general anesthetic for amphibians that is administered through their skin. The anesthetic jelly could be a low-cost, easy-to-administer form of anesthesia ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2013
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Australia's noxious cane toad is wiping out populations of a unique miniature crocodile, researchers warned Wednesday, with fears the warty, toxic creature could extinguish the rare reptile.
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2013
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Travelling around the top end of Australia, would you be able to tell the difference between a poisonous cane toad and a bumpy rocket frog or a giant frog? - They look similar but sound quite different. A new mobile app ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Undeniably charismatic, the Northern Quoll's big black eyes and impossibly long whiskers belie the face of a feisty, nocturnal predator that has – as conservation biologist Dr Jonathan Webb discovered – ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2013
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It may be possible to stop the spread of can toads into new areas of Australia according to new research published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2012
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Australia's native animals are being fed nauseating sausages of cane toad meat in a bid to train them against eating the foul, toxic species as it spreads into new areas, researchers said on Tuesday.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2012
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The common myna – popularly known as 'the cane-toad of the air' – has been convicted on new evidence it is pushing Australian native birds out of their home range.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2012
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An endemic mammal has been re-discovered in the eastern Kimberley, almost a century after its last recorded sighting.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- An effective new weapon in the fight against the spread of cane toads has been developed by the University of Sydney, in collaboration with the University of Queensland.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2012
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