ECOS article: Outsmarting cane toads: lessons from a small marsupial

Url: 
www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC12155
This article discusses the fact that small dasyurids in northern Australia instinctively know how to avoid being poisoned by cane toads. Their example is behind an unusual experiment to ‘train’ endangered northern quolls to become ‘toad-smart’.

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  • GA1
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  • General References
Keywords: 
  • cane toads
  • dasyurids
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  • Australian content
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