Invasive plant protects Australian lizards from invasive toad: Study
An invasive plant may have saved an iconic Australian lizard species from death at the hands of toxic cane toads, according to research published in the March issue of The American Naturalist. It's an interesting case of one invasive species preparing local predators for the arrival of another, says Richard Shine, a biologist at the University of Sydney who led the research. Source: University of Chicago Press Journals - Discipline: Ecology...
Source: LabSpaces - Wednesday, 22 February
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