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The Ecological Impact of Invasive Cane Toads (Bufo Marinus) in Australia by Shine, Richard

“…Although invasive species are viewed as major threats to ecosystems worldwide, few such species have been studied in enough detail to identify the pathways,…”
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review of ecological interactions between native frogs and invasive cane toads in Australia by Shine, Richard

“…Translocated from their native range in the Americas in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina, Bufonidae) have now spread through much of tropical and subtropical…”
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Invasive species as drivers of evolutionary change: cane toads in tropical Australia by Shine, Richard

“…The arrival of an invasive species can have wide‐ranging ecological impacts on native taxa, inducing rapid evolutionary responses in ways that either reduce…”
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Life-History Evolution in Reptiles by Shine, Richard

“…Two consequences of terrestrial ectothermy (low energy needs and behavioral control of body temperatures) have had major consequences for the evolution of…”
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Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of the head in the sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus (Hydrophiinae, Elapidae) by Shine, Richard, Goiran, Claire

“…In snakes, divergence in head size between the sexes has been interpreted as an adaptation to intersexual niche divergence. By overcoming gape-limitation, a…”
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The Potential for Behavioral Thermoregulation to Buffer "Cold-Blooded" Animals against Climate Warming by Kearney, Michael, Shine, Richard, Porter, Warren P., Wake, David B.

“…Increasing concern about the impacts of global warming on biodiversity has stimulated extensive discussion, but methods to translate broad-scale shifts in…”
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evolutionary process that assembles phenotypes through space rather than through time by Shine, Richard, Brown, Gregory P, Phillips, Benjamin L

“…In classical evolutionary theory, traits evolve because they facilitate organismal survival and/or reproduction. We discuss a different type of evolutionary…”
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The ability of damselfish to distinguish between dangerous and harmless sea snakes by Goiran, Claire, Shine, Richard

“…In defence of their nests or territories, damselfish (Pomacentridae) attack even large and potentially dangerous intruders. The Indo-Pacific region contains…”
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DOES VIVIPARITY EVOLVE IN COLD CLIMATE REPTILES BECAUSE PREGNANT FEMALES MAINTAIN STABLE (NOT HIGH) BODY TEMPERATURES? by Shine, Richard

“…Viviparity (live bearing) has evolved from egg laying (oviparity) in many lineages of lizards and snakes, apparently in response to occupancy of cold climates…”
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A genetic perspective on rapid evolution in cane toads (Rhinella marina) by Rollins, Lee A., Richardson, Mark F., Shine, Richard

“…The process of biological invasion exposes a species to novel pressures, in terms of both the environments it encounters and the evolutionary consequences of…”
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No evidence for cold-adapted life-history traits in cool-climate populations of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) by Wijethunga, Uditha, Greenlees, Matthew, Elphick, Melanie, Shine, Richard

“…As an invasive organism spreads into a novel environment, it may encounter strong selective pressures to adapt to abiotic and biotic challenges. We examined…”
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Spatial ecology, activity patterns, and habitat use by giant pythons (Simalia amethistina) in tropical Australia by Natusch, Daniel, Lyons, Jessica, Shine, Richard

“…Although giant snakes are abundant in some tropical forests, their ecology is far less well-known than for smaller species of snakes in cooler climates…”
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Desiccation risk drives the spatial ecology of an invasive anuran (Rhinella marina) in the Australian semi-desert by Tingley, Reid, Shine, Richard

“…Some invasive species flourish in places that impose challenges very different from those faced in their native geographic ranges. Cane toads (Rhinella marina)…”
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Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea snake (Hydrophis major) by Udyawer, Vinay, Goiran, Claire, Chateau, Olivier, Shine, Richard

“…The fitness of a predator depends upon its ability to locate and capture prey; and thus, increasing dietary specialization should favor the evolution of…”
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Choose your meals carefully if you need to coexist with a toxic invader by Pettit, Lachlan, Ward-Fear, Georgia, Shine, Richard

“…Vulnerable native species may survive the impact of a lethally toxic invader by changes in behaviour, physiology and/or morphology. The roles of such…”
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A biological invasion reduces rates of cannibalism by Japanese toad tadpoles by Crossland, Michael R., Shine, Richard, Haramura, Takashi

“…Biological invasions can favour rapid changes in intraspecific competitive mechanisms such as cannibalism by imposing novel evolutionary pressures. For…”
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Exposure of cane toad hatchlings to older conspecifics suppresses chemosensory food tracking behaviour and increases risk of predation post-exposure by McCann, Samantha, Crossland, Michael, Shine, Richard

“…Attempts to control invasive species using species-specific pheromones need to incorporate an understanding of interactive effects among those pathways. The…”
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Invasion of cane toads (Rhinella marina) affects the problem-solving performance of vulnerable predators (monitor lizards, Varanus varius) by Pettit, Lachlan, Ward-Fear, Georgia, Shine, Richard

“…Variation in morphological, genetic, or behavioural traits within and among native species can modify vulnerability to impacts from an invasive species. If an…”
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Invader immunology: invasion history alters immune system function in cane toads (Rhinella marina) in tropical Australia by Brown, Gregory P., Phillips, Benjamin L., Dubey, Sylvain, Shine, Richard

“…Because an individual's investment into the immune system may modify its dispersal rate, immune function may evolve rapidly in an invader. We collected cane…”
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Life-history evolution in range-shifting populations by Phillips, Benjamin L, Brown, Gregory P, Shine, Richard

“…Most evolutionary theory does not deal with populations expanding or contracting in space. Invasive species, climate change, epidemics, and the breakdown of…”
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