Project Details
Description
We have identified a unique opportunity for cost-effective investment to utilize the
emerging power of genetic technology to control the abundance of invasive cane toads, and to reduce the toads’ ecological impact on native wildlife. Previous research funded by the ARC (toad ecology and control) and genetic manipulation of toads (funded by CSIRO) has laid the groundwork for rapid progress with our newly-devised approach. We will refine methods for gene knockouts in toads to produce control-relevant outcomes such as nonmetamorphosing tadpoles and toxin-reduced adult toads. The work will produce a range of management options. The existing Minderoo-supported project on ecology of cane toads in arid landscapes will provide background information for potential future deployment of those approaches.
emerging power of genetic technology to control the abundance of invasive cane toads, and to reduce the toads’ ecological impact on native wildlife. Previous research funded by the ARC (toad ecology and control) and genetic manipulation of toads (funded by CSIRO) has laid the groundwork for rapid progress with our newly-devised approach. We will refine methods for gene knockouts in toads to produce control-relevant outcomes such as nonmetamorphosing tadpoles and toxin-reduced adult toads. The work will produce a range of management options. The existing Minderoo-supported project on ecology of cane toads in arid landscapes will provide background information for potential future deployment of those approaches.
| Short title | Toad genetics |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 14/06/23 → 30/06/27 |