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Amphibians
A community portal about Amphibians with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Amphibians are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part... [more]
A community portal about Amphibians with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Amphibians are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part of their time on land. Most amphibians do not have the adaptations to an entirely terrestrial existence found in most other modern tetrapods. There are around 6,000 described, living species of amphibians. The study of amphibians and reptiles is known as herpetology. Amphibians are able to breathe through their skin, making them very sensitive to anything they come in contact with, including human hands. When observing amphibians, one should never touch them.
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Amphibian experts gathered today at the Zoological Society of London to hear about the sorry state of the world’s frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians.
“I can hardly think of a more important subject for us to be covering today,” ZSL’s director general Lesley Dickie told the gathered...
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The freezer could be the future for frogs and other amphibians. Efforts announced today are currently underway around the world to boost amphibian numbers with cryopreservation and assisted reproduction.
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Documentary Raises Awareness of Deadly Fungus Behind Amphibian Extinction Crisis
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Evidence that global warming is causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought, according to biologists. The findings, which contradict two widely held views, could help reveal what is killing the frogs and toads and aid in their conservation.
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Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research. Such "cocktails of contaminants" are frequently detected in...
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Amphibian Productions , an integral part of the Fort Worth theater community and a growing presence in New York City, presents some challenging new works for patrons.
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Study rules out inbreeding as cause of amphibian deformities.
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The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis in Frogs and its Role in Frog Development and Reproduction Contact Debbie Janes email: janes.deborah@epa.gov Description: Metamorphosis of the amphibian tadpole is a ...
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A LITTLE amphibian has helped halt controversial plans for a a care villagea TM.
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Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): While inbreeding is looked upon as the cause behind deformity in a wide variety of animals, a new study has claimed that the same doesnt hold true in case of amphibians.
Focussing their research on salamanders, Purdue University researchers claimed that inbreeding has no...
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Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research.
Such "cocktails of contaminants" are frequently detected in...
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How big is the problem, what are the causes and what can be done?Amphibians, a unique group of vertebrates containing over 6,300 known species, are threatened worldwide. A recent assessment of the entire group (globalamphibians.org) found that nearly one-third (32%) of the world�s amphibian...
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Amphibians around the world are on the decline from disease. In an article in this week's issue of the journal Nature, Jason Rohr of the University of South Florida (USF) and colleagues revealed that chemical pollution can increase often deadly trematode (parasitic flatworm...
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Although research has linked inbreeding with elevated rates of deformity in a wide variety of animals, a new study finds it plays no part in the high incidence of malformation among salamanders.
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A number of amphibian species historically inhabited sparsely distributed wetlands in the Mojave Desert, USA, habitats that have been dramatically altered or eliminated as a result of human activities.
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