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Spinal arthritis in invasive cane toads is linked to rate of dispersal as well as to latitude

Initial research on the spread of cane toads (Rhinella marina) through tropical Australia reported a high incidence of spinal arthritis (spondylosis) in toads at the invasion front (where toads disperse rapidly), but not in areas colonized earlier (where toads are more sedentary). The idea that spon...

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Autores principales: Brown, Gregory P., Schwarzkopf, Lin, Alford, Ross A., Bower, Deborah, Shine, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6764963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31562362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50314-w