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Biological Weapons To Control Cane Toad Invasion In Australia
New research on cane toads
in Northern Australia has
discovered a way to control
the cane toad invasion using
parasites and toad
communication signals.
... > full story
Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America
Nearly 35% of all amphibians
are now threatened of
extinction raising them to
the position of the most
endangered group of animals
... > full story
Legless Lizard And Tiny Woodpecker Among New Species Discovered In Brazil
Researchers discovered a
legless lizard and a tiny
woodpecker along with 12
other suspected new species
in Brazil's Cerrado, one of
... > full story
Lizard Hunting Styles Impact Ability To Walk, Run
The technique lizards use to
grab their grub influences
how they move, according to
new research. Lizards use
two basic foraging
techniques. In the first
... > full story
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Dinosaurs Probably Lacked Tissue To Generate Heat
April 27, 2008 — Scientists have discovered why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialized to generate heat. There is a surprising implication that the same lack of heat-generating tissue may have ... > full story -
Variety Is The Spice Of Life: Too Many Males, Too Little Time...
April 23, 2008 — Female Australian painted dragon lizards are polyandrous, that is, they mate with as many males as they can safely get access to. Research has shown that this preference could therefore contribute to ... > full story -
Road Kill Losses Add Up, Taxing Amphibians And Other Animals
April 21, 2008 — When frogs hit the road, many croak. Researchers found more than 65 animal species killed along a short stretch of roads and nearly 95 percent of the total dead were frogs and other amphibians, ... > full story -
Almost Extinct Turtle Discovered Living In Wild In Northern Vietnam
April 19, 2008 — A critically endangered turtle that previously was thought to be extinct in the wild has been discovered in northern Vietnam. Experts confirmed that they have identified the only known living ... > full story -
Lizards Undergo Rapid Evolution After Introduction To A New Home
April 18, 2008 — In 1971, biologists moved five adult pairs of Italian wall lizards from their home island of Pod Kopiste, in the South Adriatic Sea, to the neighboring island of Pod Mrcaru. Now researchers have ... > full story -
First Lungless Frog Discovered
April 8, 2008 — Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog. The little aquatic frog apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin. Previously known from only two ... > full story -
Zoologists Unlock New Secrets About Frog Deaths
March 28, 2008 — New research opens a bigger window to understanding a deadly fungus that is killing off frogs throughout Central and South America, and that could threaten amphibian populations in North America as ... > full story -
Threatened Atlantic Leatherback Turtles Split Into Two Groups To Forage, Isotope Analysis Suggests
March 26, 2008 — The beaches of French Guiana constitute a major reproduction site for leatherback turtles. This sea turtle, although a protected species, is threatened by human activity. Female turtles return to the ... > full story -
Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias
March 24, 2008 — Researchers have unlocked new evidence that could help them get to the bottom of our most common phobias and their causes. Hundreds of thousands of people count snakes and spiders among their fears, ... > full story -
Turtle Nesting Threatened By Logging Practices In Gabon, Smithsonian Warns
March 19, 2008 — Endangered sea turtles are victims of sloppy logging practices in the west central African country Gabon, according to a new study. Sea turtle nesting attempts are impeded by lost or abandoned logs ... > full story
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