Reproductive Plasticity Revealed: Neotropical Treefrog Can Choose To Lay Eggs In Water Or On Land
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 09:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have discovered a treefrog known to lay eggs terrestrially, also lays eggs in water both at the surface and fully submerged. Although this yellow treefrog is the first vertebrate discovered to show reproductive flexibility, it is probably not alone.
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