Science news articles about 'frogs and toads'

... with some important areas also appearing in Mexico and Brazil. The researchers suggest that if frog and toad developmental modes are not considered most regions essential for preserving species with ...

... the African clawed frog because its immune system already had been well characterized, but as most frogs and toads have similar immune systems, they believe that their results will be generally ...

... to escape attacking meat ants, Team Bufo found. Using a specially-built runway, they tested the frogs' and toads' sprint speed and endurance. They found that compared with the quick and nimble native ...

... fungus. The mountain yellow-legged frog is one of three frogs or toads on the federal Endangered Species ... photographed a single mountain yellow-legged frog in Willow Creek, a tributary of Tahquitz Creek ...

... for instance." "We don't think this is restricted to insect species," Deutsch said. "Data on turtles, lizards, frogs and toads show patterns that are very similar to what we ...

... . The chytrid fungus, which lives in the water and on the skin of host amphibians such as frogs, toads, salamanders and newts, has been known to cause amphibian population extinctions in Europe. ...

... findings, which contradict two widely held views, could help reveal what is killing the frogs and toads and aid in their conservation. "We are currently in the midst of a sixth mass extinction event," ...

Global warming may not be causing the proliferation of the deadly chytrid fungus, which threatens frog and toad species around the world.

... , because this might improve predictive models of Bd's spread and so suggest ways to protect threatened frog and toad populations. Richmond and colleagues discuss experimental studies ...

Around the world, frogs and toads synchronise their mating behaviour with the lunar cycle, scientists discover.

... 50 percent of spring peeper and American toad tadpoles. Of most concern, explained Relyea, is that tadpoles ... group of larval amphibians, including nine frog and toad species and four salamander species ...