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Scientists discover ultrasonic communication among frogs

Scientists discover ultrasonic communication among frogs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists report for the first time on the only known frog species that can communicate using purely ultrasonic calls, whose frequencies are too high to be heard by humans. Known as ...


Australian frog species chooses not to put eggs in 1 basket

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created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A groundbreaking new study into the mating and nesting practices of a common Australian frog has found they partner up to eight males sequentially – the highest recorded of any vertebrate.





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New golden frog discovered in remote region of Colombia

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created Aug 28, 2007 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A new poisonous frog was recently discovered in a remote mountainous region in Colombia by a team of young scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP). The new frog, which is almost two centimetres ...


Project launched to fight frog-killing fungus

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Researchers are heading to Central America to develop ways to fight a fungus blamed for the extinction of dozens of frog and amphibian species.


Found: First lungless frog

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created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 1

Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog, according to a report in the April 8th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis appare ...


Research reveals old timers in the frog world

Research reveals old timers in the frog world

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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).


Harlequin frog rediscovered in remote region of Colombia

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created Mar 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

After 14 years without having been seen, several young scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), have rediscovered the Carrikeri Harlequin Frog (Atelopus carrikeri) in a remote mountainous region ...


Rare frog caught on film during Manchester rainforest expedition

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created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An incredibly rare frog has been captured on camera for the first time during an expedition by University of Manchester scientists to the rain forests of Central America.


Laos said to harbor many new frog species

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created Apr 20, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society in New York says new species of frogs -- and lots of them -- are being discovered in the Southeast Asia nation of Laos.


Frogs with disease-resistance genes may escape extinction

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created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As frog populations die off around the world, researchers have identified certain genes that can help the amphibians develop resistance to harmful bacteria and disease. The discovery may provide new strategies to protect ...


Smithsonian scientists find the frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens

Scientists find frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


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Frog muscles survive big sleep

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created May 10, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A rare Australian frog that burrows underground for a summer siesta resurfaces more than nine months later in just as good a shape as before its rest, according to UQ research.



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