Forbes

How One Cane Toad Disrupted An Entire Ecosystem—And Ignited A Yearly Purge

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Brought in to address a problem, cane toads now represent ...
sciencex

The role of skin secretions in the evolutionary arms race between cane toads and lungworms

Unlike many other species of amphibians, the cane toad is thriving. It was introduced to Australia (and other places, such as Hawaii) to get rid of pest insects in sugar cane plantations. It had no ...
The Conversation

We’ve cracked the cane toad genome, and that could help put the brakes on its invasion

We and our international colleagues have deciphered the genetic code of the cane toad. The complete sequence, published today in the journal GigaScience, will help us understand how the toad can ...
The Conversation

In the evolutionary arms race between cane toads and lungworms, skin secretions play a surprising role

Unlike many other species of amphibians, the cane toad is thriving. It was introduced to Australia (and other places, such as Hawaii) to get rid of pest insects in sugar cane plantations. It had no ...