It is known as the amphibian chytrid fungus and can cause a deadly disease that is decimating some of the world's frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. However, the fungus had not been detected in the other lesser-known major ...
Ecology
May 16, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Undeniably charismatic, the Northern Quoll's big black eyes and impossibly long whiskers belie the face of a feisty, nocturnal predator that has – as conservation biologist Dr Jonathan Webb discovered – ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Most people are impressed by how a toad jumps. UC Irvine biologist Emanuel Azizi is more impressed by how one lands.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2012
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It may be possible to stop the spread of can toads into new areas of Australia according to new research published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2012
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Following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour—by putting a frog in the bucket of milk—scientists have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances in the skin of the Russian Brown frog. The ...
Biochemistry
Dec 12, 2012
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An increasing number of men suffer from fertility problems, especially in western society. The general belief is that many problems may be related to stress but it is possible that some of them may arise because men simply ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2012
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The common myna – popularly known as 'the cane-toad of the air' – has been convicted on new evidence it is pushing Australian native birds out of their home range.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2012
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Australia's native animals are being fed nauseating sausages of cane toad meat in a bid to train them against eating the foul, toxic species as it spreads into new areas, researchers said on Tuesday.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2012
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An endemic mammal has been re-discovered in the eastern Kimberley, almost a century after its last recorded sighting.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2012
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The roads are the main cause of fragmenting the habitats of many species, especially amphibians, as they cause them to be run over and a loss of genetic diversity. Furthermore, traffic harms two abundant species that represent ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2012
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