@article{fdi:010083910, title = {{I}ncreased rates of dispersal of free-ranging cane toads ({R}hinella marina) during their global invasion}, author = {{S}hine, {R}. and {A}lford, {R}. {A}. and {B}lennerhasset, {R}. and {B}rown, {G}. {P}. and {D}e{V}ore, {J}. {L}. and {D}ucatez, {S}imon and {F}innerty, {P}. and {G}reenlees, {M}. and {K}aiser, {S}. {W}. and {M}c{C}ann, {S}. and {P}ettit, {L}. and {P}izzatto, {L}. and {S}chwarzkopf, {L}. and {W}ard-{F}ear, {G}. and {P}hillips, {B}. {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}nvasions often accelerate through time, as dispersal-enhancing traits accumulate at the expanding range edge. {H}ow does the dispersal behaviour of individual organisms shift to increase rates of population spread? {W}e collate data from 44 radio-tracking studies (in total, of 650 animals) of cane toads ({R}hinella marina) to quantify distances moved per day, and the frequency of displacement in their native range ({F}rench {G}uiana) and two invaded areas ({H}awai'i and {A}ustralia). {W}e show that toads in their native-range, {H}awai'i and eastern {A}ustralia are relatively sedentary, while toads dispersing across tropical {A}ustralia increased their daily distances travelled from 20 to 200 m per day. {T}hat increase reflects an increasing propensity to change diurnal retreat sites every day, as well as to move further during each nocturnal displacement. {D}aily changes in retreat site evolved earlier than did changes in distances moved per night, indicating a breakdown in philopatry before other movement behaviours were optimised to maximise dispersal.}, keywords = {{GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {HAWAII} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {11}, numero = {1}, pages = {23574 [9 p.]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-021-02828-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083910}, }