Scientists have found amphibians worldwide are breeding earlier due to climate change, but how that affects species is just now being answered.
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2014
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Freezing and thawing might not be good for the average steak, but it seems to help wood frogs each fall as they prepare to survive Alaska's winter cold.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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Amphibian declines and extinctions around the world have been linked to an emerging fungal disease called chytridiomycosis, but new research from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2014
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As winter approaches, many of us hunker down and virtually "hibernate" for the season. Classic hibernation in the wild conjures images of furry bears, but other animals are not so lucky to have immense fat stores or fur to ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2014
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Outwardly, the tiny wood frog, Rana sylvatica, does not look like your regular arctic inhabitant. Yet despite their tiny stature, these little frogs are actually quite hardy and can tolerate freezing of up to two-thirds of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2013
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Amphibians exposed to insecticides early in life—even those not yet hatched—have a higher tolerance to those same insecticides later in life, according to a recent University of Pittsburgh study.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2013
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Amphibian populations living close to agricultural fields have become more resistant to a common insecticide and are actually resistant to multiple common insecticides, according to two recent studies conducted at the University ...
Ecology
May 1, 2013
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Juvenile wood frogs emigrating from their birthplaces in vernal pools into the terrestrial ecosystem may transfer mercury they accumulated during larval development into the food web, according to a team of University of ...
Environment
Feb 12, 2013
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(AP) -- The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2009
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