Taking the bait: Developing a bait delivery system to target free‐ranging crocodiles and varanid lizards with a novel conservation strategy

Taking the bait: Developing a bait delivery system to target free‐ranging crocodiles and varanid lizards with a novel conservation strategy

Abstract In tropical Australia, conditioned taste aversion (CTA) can buffer vulnerable native predators from the invasion of a toxic prey species (cane toads, Rhinella marina). Thus, we need to develop methods to deploy aversion‐inducing baits in the field, in ways that maximize uptake by vulnerable...

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Main Authors: Abhilasha Aiyer, Bunuba Rangers, Tina Bell, Richard Shine, Ruchira Somaweera, Miles Bruny, Georgia Ward‐Fear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Bufo marinus
conditioned taste aversion
Crocodylus
invasive species
Varanus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8933

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8933

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