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Competition and feeding ecology in two sympatric Xenopus species (Anura: Pipidae)
(PeerJ, 2017)
The widespread African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) occurs in sympatry with the IUCN Endangered Cape platanna (Xenopus gilli) throughout its entire range in the south-western Cape, South Africa. In order to investigate ...
Overland movement in African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis ) : a systematic review
(PeerJ, 2016)
African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) are often referred to as ‘purely aquatic’ but there are many publications which suggest extensive overland movements. Previous reviews which considered the topic have not answered the ...
Are invasive populations characterized by a broader diet than native populations?
(PeerJ, 2017)
Background. Invasive species are among the most significant threats to biodiversity.
The diet of invasive animal populations is a crucial factor that must be considered
in the context of biological invasions. A broad ...
Invasive amphibians in southern Africa : a review of invasion pathways
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)
Background: Globally, invasive amphibians are known for their environmental and social
impacts that range from poisoning of local fauna and human populations to direct predation
on other amphibians. Although several ...
Anti-predator strategies of the invasive African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, to native and invasive predators in western France
(Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre, 2019)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When species are translocated to a novel environment, individuals become exposed
to new predators against which they may not express very efficient defences at least
at an initial stage. The strength ...
Invasive frogs in Sao Paulo display a substantial invasion lag
(European Geosciences Union, 2018)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The first report of the invasion of the Robber frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914 in the municipality of São
Paulo was made in 2014. However, we report here that sound records of this species ...
What's for dinner? Diet and potential trophic impact of an invasive anuran Hoplobatrachus tigerinus on the Andaman archipelago
(PeerJ, 2018-10-02)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Amphibian invasions have considerable detrimental impacts on recipient ecosystems. However, reliable risk analysis of invasive amphibians still requires research on more non-native amphibian species. An ...
Size-dependent functional response of Xenopus laevis feeding on mosquito larvae
(PeerJ, 2018-10-26)
Predators can play an important role in regulating prey abundance and diversity, determining food web structure and function, and contributing to important ecosystem services, including the regulation of agricultural pests ...
A taxonomically and geographically constrained information base limits non-native reptile and amphibian risk assessment : a systematic review
(PeerJ, 2018-11-08)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For many taxa, new records of non-native introductions globally occur at a near exponential rate. We undertook a systematic review of peer-reviewed publications on non-native herpetofauna, to assess the ...
Rapid adaptive response to a Mediterranean environment reduces phenotypic mismatch in a recent amphibian invader
(Company of Biologists, 2018)
Invasive species frequently cope with ecological conditions that are different from those to which they adapted, presenting an opportunity to investigate how phenotypes change across short time scales. In 2000, the guttural ...