Invasion and the evolution of speed in toads

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作者
Phillips, BL [1 ]
Brown, GP [1 ]
Webb, JK [1 ]
Shine, R [1 ]
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[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Biol Sci A08, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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10.1038/439803a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Cane toads seem to have honed their dispersal ability to devastating effect over the generations. © 2006 Nature Publishing Group.
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