Invasive toads hit the ground running
By kingsnake.com · October 22, 2014 5:58 am
Cane toads introduced into Australia are evolving to move farther, faster.
From ABC News:
"All you get at the front are the offspring of the fastest toads who were themselves the offspring of the fastest toads who themselves were the offspring of the fastest toads. "Genes for fast dispersal end up concentrated at the invasion front. "This is evolution through space rather than time. "It's quite different to the sorts of things (Charles) Darwin talked about."Read more...
