| Titre : | Animal Conservation 12(1) - FEB 2009 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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J. S. Doody, Auteur ;
B. Green, Auteur ;
D. Rhind, Auteur ;
C. M. Castellano, Auteur ;
R. Sims, Auteur ;
T. Robinson, Auteur
The cane toad Bufo marinus has been migrating westward across northern Australia since its introduction as a biological control agent in 1935. It has been implicated in the widespread decline of many native frog-eating predators. To investigate [...]
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A. W. White, Auteur ;
R. Shine, Auteur
The mechanisms by which invasive species spread through new areas can influence the spatial scale of their impact. Although previous research has focused on 'natural' dispersal rates following initial introductions, human-aided inadvertent dispe[...]
Article
O. Segev, Auteur ;
M. Mangel, Auteur ;
L. Blaustein, Auteur
Invasive fishes, via competition and predation, may be an important factor in endangering populations of amphibians and other aquatic fauna. The mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, commonly stocked into amphibian breeding sites for mosquito control [...]
Article
D. A. Weese, Auteur ;
S. R. Santos, Auteur
Increasingly, wildlife managers are turning to molecular genetics to aid in conservation efforts. While such approaches have been applied to large terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate species, their application to other traded organisms has not be[...]
Article
K. F. Smith, Auteur ;
K. Acevedo-Whitehouse, Auteur ;
A. B. Pedersen, Auteur
Recent increases in the magnitude and rate of environmental change, including habitat loss, climate change and overexploitation, have been directly linked to the global loss of biodiversity. Wildlife extinction rates are estimated to be 100-1000[...]
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A. Cortes-Avizanda, Auteur ;
M. Carrete, Auteur ;
D. Serrano, Auteur ;
J. A. Donazar, Auteur
Carcasses not only recruit carrion-eaters, but can also attract facultative scavengers which could predate on species living in the surroundings. At supplementary feeding stations ('vulture restaurants') carcasses are available permanently, posi[...]
