Ecology and evolution unfold in spatially structured communities, where dispersal links
dynamics across scales. Because dispersal is multicausal, identifying general drivers …

Differences in male and female traits (sexual dimorphism [SD]) are widespread in animals.
Dimorphism in morphological characters evolves under the effect of environmental and …

Microplastic pollution has become a worldwide threat and impacts various animal species
that ingest them. However, current knowledge of terrestrial animals ingesting microplastics is …

We examined the cranial morphology and cranial kinesis of the common toads Bufo bufo
and B. spinosus with micro-computed tomography and geometric morphometrics and …

Amphibian invasions have considerable detrimental impacts on recipient ecosystems.
However, reliable risk analysis of invasive amphibians still requires research on more non …

ABSTRACT The Asian toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799), is widespread
throughout tropical Asia and very abundant where it occurs. It was relatively recently …

Sexual dimorphism, ie, differences in morphology between sexes of a species caused by
intersexual differences in the strength or direction of sexual or natural selection, is prevalent …

Information about interpopulational variation of diet is important for thoroughly
understanding the ecological niche of a species, the possible attributes that have allowed it …

La composición de la dieta en anfibios puede ser influenciada por diversos factores que
causan su variación intraespecífica, como pueden ser la distribución geográfica, ontogenia …

With increasing numbers of Asian Black-spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) found
at Australian seaports and airports since 1999, this species could become Australia's …