Ever wondered who would win a fight between an Australian and an introduced rat? New research provides the fascinating answer.
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Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.
The sad case of the Norfolk Island morepork shows we need a way to control or eradicate invasive rodents without killing native species.
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Wildlife Ecotoxicology, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Research Officer, Monash University
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Clemson University
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Senior Research Officer in Conservation Biology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney