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• Select Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis)

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  Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis)

  From:Endangered Species Update (Vol. 20, Issue 3)

  May-June 2003139 words Brief article This species of frog as been eliminated from more than 75 percent of historical sites and numerous mountain ranges, valleys and drainages within its former range. In areas where it is still present, populations are...
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  Frogs

  Author:Ryunosuke AkutagawaFrom:The Southern Review (Vol. 56, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 2020613 words Short story 1070LSurrounded by frogs, I was lying by the old pond, its rim grown thick with cattails and reeds, above whose tips the trimmed heads of the poplar trees on the roadside rustled below the clouds that gleamed like polished...
• Select Northern Leopard Frog Declines in Caribou National Forest: Using Modeling to Assess Habitat Availability? (Environmental Science & Ecology)

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  Northern Leopard Frog Declines in Caribou National Forest: Using Modeling to Assess Habitat Availability? (Environmental Science & Ecology)

  From:Michigan Academician (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 2002226 words Brief article Northern Leopard Frog Declines in Caribou National Forest: Using Modeling to Assess Habitat Availability? Stephen R. Burton, Grand Valley State University, Biology Department, Allendale, MI 49401 In southeast Idaho,...
• Select Toward understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to high-elevation life in poikilothermic species: A comparative transcriptomic analysis of two ranid frogs, Rana chensinensis and R. kukunoris

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  Toward understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to high-elevation life in poikilothermic species: A comparative transcriptomic analysis of two ranid frogs, Rana chensinensis and R. kukunoris

  Authors:Weizhao Yang, Yin Qi, Ke Bi, and Jinzhong FuFrom:BMC Genomics (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 1, 20126,955 words Report 1440LBackground Understanding how organisms adapt to high-elevation environments at a genome scale provides novel insights into the process of adaptive evolution. Previous studies have mainly focused on endothermic...
• Select Burrow-use by herpetofauna of the Werribee-Keilor plains

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  Burrow-use by herpetofauna of the Werribee-Keilor plains

  Author:Grant S. TurnerFrom:The Victorian Naturalist (Vol. 131, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20145,383 words Report 1500LInstances of herpetofauna from the Werribee-Keilor (basalt) plains using burrows, either self-constructed or made by other organisms, are described. Eleven species, eight reptile and three frog species, were recorded...
• Select Ontogenetic shifts in ambush-site selection of a sit-and-wait predator, the Chacoan Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)

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  Ontogenetic shifts in ambush-site selection of a sit-and-wait predator, the Chacoan Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)

  Authors:C.M. Schalk and L.A. FitzgeraldFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 93, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20156,258 words Report 1370LOntogenetic shifts in habitat use are widespread among vertebrates. These niche shifts are often attributed to age-specific patterns of resource use, which are correlated with changes in morphology, diet, and habitat....
• Select Markle, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs

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  Markle, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs

  Author:Christine MarkleyFrom:School Library Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 5)

  May 2006120 words Book review, Brief a... 930LMARKLE, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs. unpaged, map. photos, glossary. index. CIP. Walker. May 2006. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8027-8062-8; RTE $17.85. ISBN 0-8027-8063-6. LC 2005027542. Gr 4-7--Through stunning...
• Select Markle, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs

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  Markle, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs

  From:School Library Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 10)

  Oct. 200672 words Book review, Brief a... 890LMARKLE, Sandra. Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs. unpaged. map. photos, glossary. index. CIP. Walker. 2006. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8027-8062-8; RTE $17.85. ISBN 0-80278063-6. LC 2005027542. Gr 4-7--Breezy text and spectacular...
• Select FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS

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  FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS

  Author:Linda M. KentonFrom:School Library Journal (Vol. 46, Issue 12)

  Dec. 2000180 words Book review, Brief a... FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS. illus. By Martin Kelly & Phil Legris. ISBN 1-929766-12-2. ea vol: unpaged. Handprint. 2000. BD $4.95. LC number unavailable. PreS-Though these two vibrant titles have a fair amount...
• Select Findings from University of Bern in the Area of Central Nervous System Agents Described [Alfaxalone-butorphanol versus alfaxalone-morphine combination for immersion anaesthesia in oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis)]

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  Findings from University of Bern in the Area of Central Nervous System Agents Described [Alfaxalone-butorphanol versus alfaxalone-morphine combination for immersion anaesthesia in oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis)]

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  June 18, 2016422 words Article 1480L2016 JUN 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- A new study on Drugs and Therapies is now available. According to news reporting from Bern, Switzerland, by NewsRx...
• Select Sex-Biased Dispersal of a Frog (Odorrana schmackeri) Is Affected by Patch Isolation and Resource Limitation in a Fragmented Landscape

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  Sex-Biased Dispersal of a Frog (Odorrana schmackeri) Is Affected by Patch Isolation and Resource Limitation in a Fragmented Landscape

  Authors:Yu Wang, Amanda Lane, and Ping DingFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 18, 20124,757 words Report 1470LAuthor(s): Yu Wang 1 , Amanda Lane 2 , Ping Ding 1 , * Introduction As a key function in life history, dispersal influences population dynamics, genetic structure and the persistence of populations [1]. Dispersal...
• Select Antitumor and Angiostatic Activities of the Antimicrobial Peptide Dermaseptin B2

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  Antitumor and Angiostatic Activities of the Antimicrobial Peptide Dermaseptin B2

  Authors:Hanneke van Zoggel, Gilles Carpentier, Celia Dos Santos, Yamina Hamma-Kourbali, Jose Courty, Mohamed Amiche, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20, 201211,126 words Report 1410LAuthor(s): Hanneke van Zoggel, Gilles Carpentier, Célia Dos Santos, Yamina Hamma-Kourbali, José Courty, Mohamed Amiche, Jean Delbé * Introduction Cancer is a disease that nowadays seems to become the most...
• Select Nematoda of eleven species of ranid frogs (Anura: Ranidae) from Southeast Asia

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  Nematoda of eleven species of ranid frogs (Anura: Ranidae) from Southeast Asia

  Authors:Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey, and L. Lee GrismerFrom:Pacific Science (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20173,347 words Report 1240LAbstract: Eleven species of ranid frogs (N= 42) from Southeast Asia were examined for gastrointestinal helminths: Amolops torrentis, Chalcorana labialis, Hylarana erythraea, Hylarana taipehensis, Indosylvirana milleti,...
• Select Expression of Calcium-Binding Proteins, Calbindin D28k and Calretinin, in the Frog Taste Receptor Structures

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  Expression of Calcium-Binding Proteins, Calbindin D28k and Calretinin, in the Frog Taste Receptor Structures

  Authors:H. Ando, Y. Imamura, O. Tadokoro, M. Z. Hossin, S. Unno, N. Sogawa, et al.From:Neurophysiology (Vol. 49, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20173,485 words Article 1340LConsidering that information on the expression of calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) in different cells of the taste receptors is rather limited, we investigated the distribution of such proteins, calbindin D28k (CB) and...
• Select Hatching plasticity in two temperate anurans: responses to a pathogen and predation cues

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  Hatching plasticity in two temperate anurans: responses to a pathogen and predation cues

  Authors:J.C. Touchon, I. Gomez-Mestre, and K.M. WarkentinFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 84, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20066,152 words Article 1510LAbstract: Water molds are widespread in aquatic environments and are important causes of mortality in amphibian and fish eggs. We tested the ability of two species of North American anurans with different breeding...
• Select Multiple mechanisms promote the retained expression of gene duplicates in the tetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

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  Multiple mechanisms promote the retained expression of gene duplicates in the tetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

  Authors:Frederick J.J. Chain and Ben J. EvansFrom:PLoS Genetics (Vol. 2, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 200611,251 words Article 1770LGene duplication provides a window of opportunity for biological variants to persist under the protection of a co-expressed copy with similar or redundant function. Duplication catalyzes innovation...
• Select A new species of Amazonian snouted treefrog (Hylidae: Scinax) with description of a novel species-habitat association for an aquatic breeding frog

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  A new species of Amazonian snouted treefrog (Hylidae: Scinax) with description of a novel species-habitat association for an aquatic breeding frog

  Authors:Miqueias Ferrao, Rafael de Fraga, Jiri Moravec, Igor L. Kaefer, and Albertina P. LimaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 9, 201811,005 words Report 1310LAuthor(s): Miquéias Ferrão (1,2), Rafael de Fraga (1), Jirí Moravec (3), Igor L. Kaefer (1,4), Albertina P. Lima (1,5) Introduction Scinax Wagler, 1830 is the second most speciose genus of the family Hylidae...
• Select See-through frog offers inside information

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  See-through frog offers inside information

  From:Nature (Vol. 449, Issue 7162) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 4, 200794 words Brief article Who needs dissection when you can view a living frog in all its transparent glory? Japanese biologists have created what they call the world's first see-through creature with four legs. (Some fish are naturally...
• Select Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) invasion of a California river: the role of larval competition

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  Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) invasion of a California river: the role of larval competition

  Author:Sarah J. KupferbergFrom:Ecology (Vol. 78, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 199710,268 words Article I studied the invasion of Rana catesbeiana (the bullfrog) into a northern California river system where bullfrogs are not native. Native yellow-legged frogs, Rana boylii, a species of special concern, were almost an...
• Select Antipredator behaviors of newly metamorphosed green frogs (Rana clamitans) and leopard frogs (R. pipiens) in encounters with eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis s. sirtalis)

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  Antipredator behaviors of newly metamorphosed green frogs (Rana clamitans) and leopard frogs (R. pipiens) in encounters with eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis s. sirtalis)

  Authors:Joel T. Heinen and George HammondFrom:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 137, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19974,086 words Article Three experiments were conducted on antipredator behaviors of newly metamorphosed green frogs (Rana clamitans) and northern leopard frogs (R. pilpiens) in the presence of a common predator, the eastern garter snake...