News tagged with leopard frog

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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

Researchers find genes that help frogs resist fungus

(PhysOrg.com) -- For several decades, the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been decimating frogs, yet some populations and species have been able to resist the fatal disease, called ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests link between agricultural chemicals and frog decline

(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 7

$3.3m aid for threatened species

Gorillas, cockatoos and frogs are among a list of threatened species to benefit from a $3.3 million (2.4 million euro) aid award, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research suggests EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects

The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure for humans and animals could fail to account for the toxins' long-term effects, University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0