Sentences with phrase «other frog species»

The reasons for the declines remain speculative but vegetation succession, climatic fluctuations, predation by native and exotic species, competition from other frog species, and water pollution caused by pesticides and / or other chemicals associated with agriculture are possibly significant (Harding 1997, Lannoo 1998, Hammerson 1999, Hammerson and Livo 1999).

Unlike most other frog species, the pyxies take parenting seriously.

Matt Greenlees conducted detailed comparisons of these and other frog species in areas where toads haven't yet arrived, where they arrived recently, and where they have been present for quite a few years - and he found that Dahl's Aquatic Frog has managed to deal with cane toads in the same ways as other frog species have done.

The authors did not directly compare the observed morphological changes to those of other frog species.

When confronted by members of their own species and one other frog species, red strawberry poison dart frogs reacted more violently than green ones, the researchers will report in an upcoming issue of Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

Not exact matches

During the flooding period, the network of irrigation canals and the organic paddy fields close to lagoons become a crucial link between marine and river environments, and provide an important habitat for many species of fish and amphibians, such as damnbusia (Gambusia holbrooki), carp (Cyprinus carpio), fartet (Lebias ibera - an endemic fish of the western Mediterranean Sea), coruna frog (Rana perezi), and others.

It's also an endocrine disrupter that interferes with development in fish, frogs and other species when it gets into surface water.

They wondered — was this striking frog with an appearance unlike others nearby in the central peninsula an unidentified species?

Today's frogs, comprising more than 6,700 known species, as well as many other animal and plant species are under severe stress around the world because of habitat destruction, human population explosion and climate change, possibly heralding a new period of mass extinction.

Beasley said that various species of trematodes penetrate tadpoles, sometimes killing them and at other times weakening them with tissue damage, kidney failure, or severe limb deformities when the tadpoles develop into frogs.

But in species where males have a greater role in rearing young than females — such as seahorses and certain frogs and birds — it's the females that are more likely to compete violently with each other.

While some of the species yet to be described look just like their closest relatives (so - called «cryptic» species), others, like the long - legged diamond frog, are spectacularly different.

Benedikt Schmidt from the University of Zurich, who co-authored the study, added «Whilst this study focuses on the iconic Darwin's frog, its implications could be equally grave for many other species.

They found that the virus kills between 70 and 80 per cent of carp populations, but does not harm native fish or other species such as frogs and turtles.

Although abundant species enjoy safety in numbers, factors other than abundance could help protect certain frogs after the deadly skin fungus hits their homes.

«In the tree frog species studied by us, it is amazing that the mating and hybridizations appear to happen mainly in the Polish lowlands,» says Stöck, «while they rarely do so in Greece, where these two species meet each other as well; however, presumably since distinctly longer periods of time.»

De-extinction hopes to revive mammoths, gastric frogs and other missing species, but it might undermine the conservation of creatures that still survive

For Dr. Christophe Dufresnes from the University of Lausanne, first author of the common study just published in Scientific Reports, this «suggests that the undifferentiated sex chromosomes in these tree frogs contribute more to the evolution of new species than other, normal chromosomes.»

«Sex with the other species: Tree frogs with foreign sex chromosomes are less fit.»

Several species of frogs, salamanders, toads and other amphibians around the world have gone extinct or are disappearing («Decline and fall of the amphibians», New Scientist, 27 June 1992).

«One could easily confuse this frog with other species like Microhyla ornata which is thought to occur all over India.

Similarly to other species within its genus, which is among the largest vertebrate genera, the new rain frog exhibits direct development.

What's more, the frogs seem to be doing it for the kids: Limited resources keep them close to their offspring - and to each other - a condition that may have influenced the evolution of parenting strategies in other species as well.

Frogs, mice and many other species have regenerative abilities, just not at the level of sophistication of the axolotl.

For example, the harlequin frog, golden toad, and an estimated two - thirds of the 110 or so other brightly - colored toad species once plentiful in the mountains of Costa Rica have vanished, with a pathogen outbreak tied to global warming believed to be a key factor in their extinction.

We have very strong evidence of rapid evolution in some species that interact with cane toads, but in lots of other species (probably including Dahl's Aquatic Frog), the predators are so good at learning quickly that they just delete toads from their diet — and so, there really isn't much evolutionary pressure for them to adapt to toads — they can deal with them simply by learning not to eat them.

That way, Snyder can read its genes and compare them to those of other known frog species.

Anyway, Amphibian Ark, a conservation program with a goal of preserving vulnerable and threatened species, uses online dating tactics to set up lonely frogs (awww) with conservation organizations, zoos, and other interested donors.

Established in 1993, our practice is dedicated to providing equally excellent care to a variety of species — birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, chinchillas, frogs, turtles, lizards, snakes, and any other exotic companion animal.

The region supports more frog, snake, bird and marsupial species than any other area in Australia.

The privileged position of this eco-lodge will allow you to observe over 400 species of birds (such as the Scarlet Macaw) and poison dart frogs, deer, jaguars, wild pigs, bats, raccoons, anteaters, lizards and several types of monkeys (spider and howler monkeys) and other jungle creatures.

National Parks Tilarán, Cabo Blanco, Tortuguero National Park, La Selva, Arenal Volcano National Park Physical Description The namesake huge red eyes, long, narrow body, and distinct coloration make this tree frog stand out among other species.

-- Through the Amphibian Foundation and Mark Mandica, the amphibian conservation coordinator at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, you can hear the calls of the Rabbs» frog and a host of other species.

Toughie, living alone in recent years in a special habitat at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, was one of several dozen Rabbs» frogs and tadpoles captured in Panama in 2005 and brought to Atlanta by biologists practicing the emerging art of «captive conservation» — trying to safeguard this (and other) tropical frog species ahead of the fungal holocaust.

Now global warming is sending the frogs away, along with many other species.

With our test enclosures at Kuyucuk, we're trying to see what is happening to ground - nesting birds, plants, insects, frogs, and other species.

For example, the harlequin frog, golden toad, and an estimated two - thirds of the 110 or so other brightly - colored toad species once plentiful in the mountains of Costa Rica have vanished, with a pathogen outbreak tied to global warming believed to be a key factor in their extinction.

J. Alan Pounds — the resident scientist at the Tropical Science Center's Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica and the study's lead author — worked with 13 other researchers to pin down the link between rising tropical temperatures and the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus that has wiped out dozens of species of harlequin frogs in recent years.

The new management technique is based on a discovery made in 2009 that the cane toad was more vulnerable to Australia's native meat ants than other species of frogs and toads.