ArticleScientific reports2021
Spatial ecology of cane toads (Rhinella marina) in their native range: a radiotelemetric study from French Guiana.
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- Similar Habitat Gradients Across Native and Invasive Ranges Elicit Divergent Evolutionary Responses.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Larval Adaptation to Salinity Shock in Cane Toads (Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Tracking toads from dusk till dawn: linking inter- and intra-individual variation in movement behavior.Current zoology · 2025Article
- Neural and sensory basis of homing behaviour in the invasive cane toad,Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Neural and sensory basis of homing behavior in the invasive cane toad,bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Habitat and food preferences of European rabbits in core and edge populations along the invasion front Patagonia-Monte, Argentina.Current zoology · 2024Article
- Whole-mitogenome analysis unveils previously undescribed genetic diversity in cane toads across their invasion trajectory.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Cryptic lineages and standing genetic variation across independent cane toad introductions.Molecular ecology · 2022Article
- Vasoconstrictor and hemodynamic effects of a methanolic extract from Rhinella marina toad poison.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2022Article
- Long distance homing in the cane toad (Rhinella marina) in its native range.The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Article
- Increased rates of dispersal of free-ranging cane toads (Rhinella marina) during their global invasion.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Like most invasive species, cane toads have attracted less research in their native range than in invaded areas. We radio-tracked 34 free-ranging toads in French Guiana, a source region for most invasive populations, across two coastal and two rainforest sites. Coastal toads generally sheltered in pools of fresh or brackish water but nocturnally foraged on beaches, whereas rainforest toads sheltered in forested habitats, moving into open areas at night. Over five days of monitoring, native toads frequently re-used shelters and moved little between days (means = 10-63 m/site) compared to invasion-front toads from Australia (~ 250 m). Larger toads moved less between days, but displaced in more consistent directions. At night, foraging toads travelled up to 200 m before returning to shelters. Foraging distance was related to body condition at coastal sites, with toads in poorer body condition travelling farther. Rain increased the probability of coastal toads sheltering in the dry habitats where they foraged. Dispersal and rainfall were lower at coastal sites, and the strategies utilized by coastal toads to minimize water loss resembled those of invasive toads in semi-desert habitats. This global invader already exhibits a broad environmental niche and substantial behavioural flexibility within its native range.
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