La invasión y la evolución de la velocidad en los sapos

Benjamin L Phillips1, Gregory P Brown, Jonathan K Webb

  • 1School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.

Nature
|February 17, 2006
PubMed
Resumen

El sapo de caña invasor (Bufo marinus) en Australia se está extendiendo cinco veces más rápido que antes debido a las patas más largas. Esta rápida adaptación acelera su invasión, lo que representa una amenaza significativa para los ecosistemas nativos.

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