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First Lizard Genome Sequenced: Green Anole Lizard's Genome Sheds Light on Vertebrate Evolution
August 31, 2011 — The green anole lizard is an agile and active creature, and so are elements of its genome. This genomic agility and other new clues have emerged from the full sequencing of the lizard's genome and ... > full story -
Restoration as Science: Case of the Collared Lizard
August 22, 2011 — Biologist Alan Templeton fell in love with the eastern collared lizard that lives in the hot, dry Ozark glades when he was 13. By the time he returned from graduate and postgraduate work, 75 percent ... > full story -
First Major Survey of Amphibian Fungus in Asia Completed
August 17, 2011 — Researchers have completed the first major survey in Asia of the deadly chytridiomycosis fungus that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians worldwide. The massive survey could help ... > full story -
Cellular Laser Microsurgery Illuminates Research in Vertebrate Biology
August 17, 2011 — Using an ultrafast femtosecond laser, researchers were able to label, draw patterns on, and remove individual melanocytes cells from a species of frog tadpole (Xenopus) without damaging surrounding ... > full story -
Females Can Place Limits on Evolution of Attractive Features in Males, Research Shows
August 4, 2011 — Female cognitive ability can limit how melodious or handsome males become over evolutionary time, biologists have observed. Males across the animal world have evolved elaborate traits to attract ... > full story -
Species Share Perceptual Capabilities That Affect How Communication Evolves, Research Finds
August 4, 2011 — New research reveals that two entirely different species show similar perception of auditory cues that drive basic biological functions; that these perceptions may be universally shared among ... > full story -
Tropical Frogs Shedding Light on Human Hearing and Attention Disorders
August 2, 2011 — A new study by a professor of neuroscience and otorhinolaryngology reveals new information about the way tungara frogs in the tropical rain forest hear, sort, and process sounds which is very similar ... > full story -
Without Competition, Island Frogs Evolve Rapidly
July 27, 2011 — Scientists have documented the rapid evolution of new fanged frog species on the island of Sulawesi, near the ... > full story -
Can Amphibian Fungal Disease Be Beaten?
July 27, 2011 — Over the past 30 years, around 200 species of amphibians have disappeared due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal infection. The scientific community has attempted to fight the pathogen, without success. ... > full story -
Turtles Next to Lizards on Family Tree, Discovery Based on microRNAs Shows
July 25, 2011 — For decades, paleontologists and molecular biologists have disagreed about whether turtles are more closely related to birds and crocodiles or to lizards. Now scientists have developed a new ... > full story
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