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Bats: What sounds good doesn't always taste good

Bats use a combination of cues in their hunting sequence - capture, handling and consumption - to decide which prey to attack, catch and consume and which ones they are better off leaving alone or dropping ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New frog species from Panama dyes fingers yellow

A new bright yellow frog species has been found in the mountains of western Panama. The frog belongs to a species-rich group of frogs, the so called rainfrogs that lack a tadpole stage, but develop directly ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malaysia scientist says found new Borneo frog

A Malaysian researcher known for finding new amphibian species said Friday his team had discovered at least one new species of frog in studies he said highlight Borneo's rich biodiversity.

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created May 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Discovery: Some frogs eliminate foreign objects via their bladders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three species of Australian frogs have been found to be able to move transmitters implanted in them to their bladders for elimination. This process appears to be a unique way of eliminating ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

New frog species is world's smallest vertebrate

LSU's Chris Austin recently discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size – less than one-third of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientist finds rapidly adapting fanged frogs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists led by biologist Ben Evans of McMaster University have documented the rapid adaptation of new fanged frog species on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Hiding in plain sight: Scientist discovers new frog species in New York and New Jersey

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the wilds of New York City -- or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers -- scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread ...

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created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common North American frog identified as carrier of deadly amphibian disease

Known for its distinctive "ribbit" call, the noisy Pacific chorus frog is a potent carrier of a deadly amphibian disease, according to new research published today in the journal PLoS ONE. Just how this c ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Athletic frogs have faster-changing genomes

Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, says a new study of poison frogs from Central and South America.

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover 12 new frog species in India

Years of combing tropical mountain forests, shining flashlights under rocks and listening for croaks in the night have paid off for a team of Indian scientists which has discovered 12 new frog species plus ...

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created Sep 17, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Predator-prey role reversal as bug eats turtle

In a recent journal published in Entomological Science, Dr. Shin-ya Ohba shares the unusual behavior and role reversal of a giant water bug becoming the predator and eating a juvenile turtle in a ditch in c ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Scientists discover ultrasonic communication among frogs

(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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

New boulder frog discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered two new species of boulder-dwelling frogs, hidden in remote areas of rainforest in north-east Queensland.

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created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Frogs use calls to find mates with matching chromosomes

When it comes to love songs, female tree frogs are pretty picky. According to a new study from the University of Missouri, certain female tree frogs may be remarkably attuned to the songs of mates who share the same number ...

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created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Black, white and stinky: Explaining coloration in skunks and other boldly colored animals

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its-kind analysis of the evolution of warning coloration in carnivores published this week by University of Massachusetts Amherst evolutionary biologist Ted Stankowich and colleagues, ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast