Helpful invaders: Can cane toads reduce the parasite burdens of native frogs?
Many invading species have brought devastating parasites and diseases to their new homes, thereby imperiling native taxa. Potentially, though, invaders might have the opposite effect. If they take up parasites that otherwise would infect native taxa, but those parasites fail to develop in the invade...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224415300018 |