BIO 227 Lecture 16: BIO 227 Lecture 16
Document Summary
How do exotic species affect native species: direct. Nutrient cycling: indirect that effect other non-native species. Brought as part of the python challenge. 20 per acre, 16,000 per mile decimated bird population, bats, and lizards. Distributors make most money, then middle man, then poachers. Parthenogenesis: making a clone of itself (ex. Managers dropped mice with tylenol into jungle so the brown tree snakes would eat mice and die from poisoning (cost million per year) Trapping of snake was most effective but also time consuming. Note: gros michel tastes similar to banana flavoring, no evidence though.
