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SUBMITTER: Kosmala GK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5938468 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kosmala Georgia K GK Brown Gregory P GP Christian Keith A KA Hudson Cameron M CM Shine Richard R
Ecology and evolution 20180402 9
Biological invasions can stimulate rapid shifts in organismal performance, via both plasticity and adaptation. We can distinguish between these two proximate mechanisms by rearing offspring from populations under identical conditions and measuring their locomotor abilities in standardized trials. We collected adult cane toads (<i>Rhinella marina</i>) from invasive populations that inhabit regions of Australia with different climatic conditions. We bred those toads and raised their offspring unde ...[more]