The myth of the toad-eating frog
Richard Shine*, Matthew Greenlees, Michael Crossland, David Nelson
In 2005, news media widely reported the discovery that a native Australian frog species, Litoria dahin, could consume the normally toxic tadpoles of invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) without ill effects, and might therefore be helpful in controlling these troublesome pests. Our experimental studies show that, contrary to the story, L dahlii is just as vulnerable to toad toxins as are other native frog species. So, why did the story spread so widely, and what does this tell us about the power of myth in public debates about conservation issues?
Copyright by the Ecological Society of America. Originally published in Shine, R., Greenlees, M., Crossland, M., & Nelson, D. (2009). The myth of the toad‐eating frog. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 7(7), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1890/080081
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Shine, R., Greenlees, M., Crossland, M., & Nelson, D. (2009). The myth of the toad-eating frog. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 7(7), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1890/080081
Shine, Richard ; Greenlees, Matthew ; Crossland, Michael ; Nelson, David. / The myth of the toad-eating frog. In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2009 ; Vol. 7, No. 7. pp. 359-361.
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Shine, R, Greenlees, M, Crossland, M & Nelson, D 2009, 'The myth of the toad-eating frog', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1890/080081
The myth of the toad-eating frog. / Shine, Richard; Greenlees, Matthew; Crossland, Michael; Nelson, David.
In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 7, No. 7, 09.2009, p. 359-361.
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N1 - Copyright by the Ecological Society of America. Originally published in Shine, R., Greenlees, M., Crossland, M., & Nelson, D. (2009). The myth of the toad‐eating frog. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 7(7), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1890/080081
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Shine R, Greenlees M, Crossland M, Nelson D. The myth of the toad-eating frog. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2009 Sep;7(7):359-361. https://doi.org/10.1890/080081