
Killer Fungus Threatening Amphibians
Amphibians like frogs and
toads have existed for 360
million years and survived
when the dinosaurs didn't,
but a new aquatic fungus is
threatening to make many of
them extinct, according to a
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Frog Legs Trade May Facilitate Spread of Pathogens
Most countries throughout
the world participate in the
$40-million-per-year
culinary trade of frog legs
in some way, with 75 percent
of frog legs consumed in
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Amphibians As Environmental Omen Disputed
Amphibians, for years
considered a leading
indicator of environmental
degradation, are not
uniquely susceptible to
pollution, according to a
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Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
Researchers found that
removing all of the trees
from a section of the forest
had a negative effect on
amphibians during their
later life cycles, but had
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Bacterially Produced Antifungal on Skin of Amphibians May Protect Against Lethal Fungus
November 20, 2009 A new study suggests that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin of salamanders could help protect other amphibians, including some species of endangered frogs, from a lethal skin ... > full story -
Venomous Shrew And Lizard: Harmless Digestive Enzyme Evolved Twice Into Dangerous Toxin In Two Unrelated Species
November 2, 2009 Biologists have shown that independent but similar molecular changes turned a harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two unrelated species -- a shrew and a lizard -- giving each a venomous ... > full story -
Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies
October 30, 2009 Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching turtles ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
October 30, 2009 As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu -- antioxidants. ... > full story -
Catching A Killer One Spore At A Time: Monitor The Spread Of A Deadly Frog Disease
October 27, 2009 A workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has nearly doubled the number of people capable of quatitatively testing for chytridiomycosis, dramatically improving the ability ... > full story -
Do Three Meals A Day Keep Fungi Away? Protective Effect Of Being Warm-Blooded
October 18, 2009 The fact that they eat a lot -- and often -- may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to new ... > full story -
Report Documents Risks Of Giant Invasive Snakes In The United States
October 13, 2009 Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey ... > full story -
Rediscovering The Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia
October 1, 2009 The world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction and yet little is known about its natural history. New research by a team of ... > full story -
New Species Discovered In The Greater Mekong At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change
September 28, 2009 A bird-eating fanged frog, a gecko that looks like it's from another planet, and a bird which would rather walk than fly -- these are among the 163 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region ... > full story -
Frog Fungus Hammering Biodiversity Of Communities
September 23, 2009 Everyone knows that frogs are in trouble. But a recent analysis of frog surveys done at eight Central American sites shows the situation is worse than thought. Under pressure from an invasive fungus, ... > full story
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