Publications made possible by the INVAXEN project (26)


2014

  • Herrel, A. and A. van der Meijden (2014) An analysis of the live reptile and amphibian trade in the U.S.A. compared to the global trade in endangered species. Herp. J. 24: 103-110.

    2015

  • Measey, G.J., G. Vimercati, F.A. de Villiers, M.M. Mokhatla, S.J. Davies, S. Edwards and R. Altwegg (2015) Frog eat frog: exploring variables influencing anurophagy. PeerJ 3:e1024. DOI 10.7717/peerj.1204

    2016

  • De Busschere, C., J. Courant, A. Herrel, R. Rebelo, D. Rödder, G.J. Measey and T. Backeljau (2016) Unequal contribution of native South African phylogeographic lineages to the invasion of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, in Europe. PeerJ 4:e1659. DOI 10.7717/peerj.1659.

  • de Villiers, F.A., M. de Kock and G.J. Measey (2016). Controlling the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis to conserve the Cape platanna Xenopus gilli in South Africa. Conservation Evidence 13: 17.

  • Ihlow, F., J. Courant, J. Secondi, A. Herrel, R. Rebelo, G.J. Measey, F. Lillo, A. De Villiers, S. Vogt, C. De Busschere, T. Backeljau and D. Rödder (2016) Impacts of climate change on the global invasion potential of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. PlosOne 11(6): e0154869. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154869

  • Measey, G.J., G. Vimercati, F.A. de Villiers, M. Mokhatla, S.J. Davies, C.J. Thorp, A.D. Rebelo and S. Kumschick (2016) A global assessment of alien amphibian impacts in a formal framework. Diversity Distrib. 1-12. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12462

    2017

  • Courant, J., S. Vogt, R. Marques, J.G. Measey, J. Secondi, R. Rebelo, A. de Villiers, F. Ihlow, C. De Busschere, T. Backeljau, D. Rödder and A. Herrel (2017) Are invasive populations characterized by a broader diet than native populations? PeerJ 5:e3250 DOI 10.7717/peerj.3250.

  • Courant, J., J. Secondi, V. Bezeiriat and A. Herrel (2017) Resources allocated to reproduction decrease at the range edge of an expanding population of an invasive amphibian. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 122: 157-165.

  • De Villiers, F.A. and J. Measey (2017) Overland movement in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis): empirical dispersal data from within their native range. PeerJ 5:e4039 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4039

  • Louppe, V., J. Courant and A. Herrel (2017) Differences in mobility at the range edge of an expanding invasive population of Xenopus laevis in the West of France? J. Exp. Biol. 220: 278-283.

  • Moreira, F.D., R. Marques, M. Sousa and R. Rebelo (2021) Breeding in both lotic and lentic habitats explains the invasive potential of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) in Portugal. Aquatic Invasions 4: 565–574.

  • Rödder, D., F. Ihlow, J. Courant, J. Secondi, A. Herrel, R. Rebelo, G.J. Measey, F. Lillo, A. De Villiers, C. De Busschere and T. Backeljau (2017) Global realized niche divergence in the African-clawed Frog Xenopus laevis. Ecol. Evol. 7: 4044-4058.

  • Vogt, S., F.A. de Villiers, F. Ihlow, D. Rödder and J. Measey (2017) Competition and feeding ecology in two sympatric Xenopus species (Anura: Pipidae). PeerJ 5:e3130.

    2018

  • Courant, J, J. Secondi, J. Vollette, A. Herrel and J-M. Thirion (2018) Assessing the role of an invasive anuran on a diverse amphibian community. Amphibia Reptilia 39: 203-218.

  • Louppe, V., J. Courant, M. Videlier and A. Herrel (2018) Differences in standard metabolic rate at the range edge versus the center of an expanding invasive population of Xenopus laevis in the West of France. J. Zool. 305: 163-172.

  • Courant, J., E. Vollette and A. Herrel (2018) Changes in the aquatic macro-invertebrate communities through the expanding range of an invasive anuran. Food Webs. 17: e00098. Doi: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00098

    2019

  • Courant, J., L. Adil, B. De Kegel, D. Adriaens and A. Herrel (in press) Growth rate and age structure of Xenopus laevis in an invasive population. Biol. J. Linn. Soc.

  • Courant, J., J. Secondi, L. Guillemet, E. Volette and A. Herrel (2019) Rapid changes in dispersal on a small spatial scale at the range edge of an expanding population. Evol. Ecol. doi: 10.1007/s10682-019-09996-x

  • Padilla, P., V. Ducret, C. Bonneaud, J. Courant and A. Herrel (2019) Acclimation temperature effects on locomotor traits in adult aquatic anurans (X. tropicalis and X. laevis) from different latitudes: possible implications for climate change. Conserv. Physiol. 7: coz019. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz019

  • Padilla, P., J. Courant and A. Herrel (2019) Allocation trade-offs impact organ size and muscle architecture in an invasive population of Xenopus laevis in Western France. J. Anat. 235: 1057-1064. doi: 10.1111/joa.13063

    2020

  • Araspin, L., A. Serra Martinez, C. Wagener, J. Courant, V. Louppe, P. Padilla, J. Measey and A. Herrel (2020) Rapid shifts in the temperature dependence of locomotor performance in an invasive frog, Xenopus laevis, implications for conservation. Integr. Comp. Biol. 60: 456-466. Doi: 10.1093/icb/icaa010

  • Padilla, P., J. Tallis, J. Hurst, J. Courant, R.S. James and A. Herrel (2020) Do muscle contractile properties drive differences in locomotor performance in invasive populations of Xenopus laevis in France? J. Comp. Physiol B. 190: 771-778. Doi: 10.1007/s00360-020-01310-4

    2021

  • Bento, S. (2021) eDNA is a useful tool to evaluate the success of the eradication program of Xenopus laevis in Portugal. MSc Thesis, University of Lisbon https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/47774

  • Ginal, P., M. Mokhatla, N. Kruger, J. Secondi, A. Herrel, J. Measey and D. Rödder (2021) Ecophysiological models for the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis: Is europe a large playground for this superinvader? J. Exp. Zool. A 335: 158-172. Doi: 10.1002/jez.2432

  • Ginal, P., F.D. Moreira, R. Marques, R. Rebelo and D. Rödder (2021) Predicting terrestrial dispersal corridors of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis in Portugal. Neobiota 64: 103-118.

    submitted and in preparation

  • Courant, J., J. Secondi, E. Vollette, L. Adil, D. Jacquet, V. Louppe and A. Herrel (in prep) Dynamic demography and time since colonization in an expanding population. J Wildlife Management.

  • Padilla, P., Ducret, V., L. Martin, J. Courant and A. Herrel (submitted) Should I stay or should I go: differences in exploration behaviour in X. laevis from the range edge versus the range front?