Sentences with phrase «bufo toads»
Veterinarians and wildlife officials in the Sunshine State are asking pet owners to watch out for toads after a dog in Valrico, Florida, experienced seizures and paralysis on Sunday night, following an encounter with a bufo toad.
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Understanding exactly how native predators adapt to toads is a big part of TEAM BUFO's program of research.
In another page on this website (see OUR NEW IDEAS), we explain TEAM BUFO's new ideas about controlling cane toads.
One consequence of all of this research by TEAM BUFO is that cane toads in Australia have proved to be one of the best biological systems, anywhere in the world, for studies on rapid evolutionary change.
Bringing together a group of talented, energetic, dedicated research scientists and university students willing to accept the challenge of working in a remote area, the formation of TEAM BUFO has generated an enormous increase in our understanding of cane toads and their impacts on biodiversity.
Elisa Cabrera - Gusman (a graduate student with TEAM BUFO) found that water beetles and water bugs love to eat cane toad tadpoles, and are not affected by the toads» poison.
Almost all the funding for TEAM BUFO's research has been for «pure science» (from the Australian Research Council), not for developing methods to control toads.
TEAM BUFO took cane toads and native frogs to shopping centres around Darwin, and we asked local people which amphibian was which.
Of course, that doesn't mean that cane toads aren't a major problem — but the evidence has been remarkably weak until some recent studies by TEAM BUFO and a few other groups.
Michael was the person who discovered that a chemical in toad eggs attracts cannibalistic toad tadpoles - and the person who ended up identifying the exact nature of that chemical (in collaboration with other members of TEAM BUFO, especially Professor Rob Capon from the University of Queensland).
One of the most surprising results from TEAM BUFO's studies has been the discovery of how incredibly fast cane toads have evolved during their Australian invasion.
TEAM BUFO applies evolutionary concepts to the study of cane toads.