News tagged with amphibian populations
Scientists document salamander decline in Central America
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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The decline of amphibian populations worldwide has been documented primarily in frogs, but salamander populations also appear to have plummeted, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, ...
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Amphibians may develop immunity to fatal fungus
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, principally because of the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Researchers know that some amphibian populations and species are innately more susceptible to the disease ...
Scientists find frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent of frog legs consumed in France, Belgium and the United States. Scientists ...
Parasites might spur evolution of strange amphibian breeding habits
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Nov 14, 2007 |
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Parasites can decimate amphibian populations, but one University of Georgia researcher believes they might also play a role in spurring the evolution of new and sometimes bizarre breeding strategies.
Panamanian amphibians attacked by fungus
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Something wicked this way comes -- at least if you're a frog or salamander living near El Cope, Panama.
Probiotic bacteria protect endangered frogs from lethal skin disease
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Jun 04, 2008 |
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Laboratory tests and field studies conducted by James Madison University (JMU) researchers continue to show promise that probiotic bacteria can be used to help amphibian populations, including the endangered yellow-legged ...
Study suggests link between agricultural chemicals and frog decline
Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, ...
Bacteria show promise in fending off global amphibian killer
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May 23, 2007 |
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First in a petri dish and now on live salamanders, probiotic bacteria seem to repel a deadly fungus being blamed for worldwide amphibian deaths and even extinctions. Though the research is in its early stages, scientists ...
Frog study takes leaf out of nature's book
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Oct 25, 2007 |
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A brightly coloured tropical frog under threat of extinction is the focus of a new research project hoping to better understand how environment and diet influence its development and behaviour.
Research reveals old timers in the frog world
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at Victoria University has revealed remarkable longevity in wild populations of New Zealand native frogs, particularly in the threatened Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka).
Amphibian populations dropping in Edmonton's wetlands
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Jul 10, 2008 |
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Man-made wetlands in Edmonton's new neighborhoods may look good, but do they adequately sustain life?
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