Cane toad wars / Rick Shine.
Cane toad wars / Rick Shine.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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H 2018/1457
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English
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Physical content
xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Foreword / by Harry W. Greene -- Preface -- 1. An ecological catastrophe -- 2. How the cane toad came to Australia -- 3. Arrival of cane toads at Fogg Dam -- 4. How cane toads have adapted and dispersed -- 5. The impact of cane toads on Australian wildlife -- 6. How the ecosystem has fought back --...
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"For 80 years, giant American amphibians have been spreading through tropical Australia, resulting in the death of millions of native animals. Rick Shine and his research team set out to understand that invasion and its impacts, and to develop new ways of protecting endangered wildlife from the tide of toads. In the process, Shine's work revealed t...
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Cane toad wars / Rick Shine.
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Organisms and environments ; 15
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Shine, Richard, author. Cane toad wars Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520967984 (DLC) 2017048226
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©2018
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H 2018/1457
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74VKVopN2jqA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVopN2jqA
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ISBN
0520295102 hardcover
9780520295100 hardcover
DDC
597.870994
MMS ID
991024164893402626
