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Most of the year, male Asian common toads are a dull, muddy brown color. But when the first monsoon rains begin drenching their homes in India and southeast Asia, signaling the beginning of the frogs’ ...
Understanding the dynamics of cane toad dispersal is vital information for scientists helping native animals survive the spread of the poisonous invasive species. Previous work into the reproduction ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — At the Fort Worth Zoo, a little lab is tucked away just feet away from the reptile and amphibians exhibits. It's where Allison Julien spends hours each day facilitating in vitro ...
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The animal kingdom is full of moments like these, with different species interacting in strange and unique ways. These unusual relationships occur more ...
At about 3 inches long and covered in brown spots, the Houston toad doesn't look much different from the image many have of an average pond amphibian. They look "just like the ones you'd catch as a ...
For two days at the start of monsoon season on the Indian subcontinent, male Asian common toads (right) turn bright yellow, while females (left) stay brown. Stückler et al. / Ichthyology & Herpetology ...
Biological invasions impose novel evolutionary pressures. Individuals at an invasion front may allocate most of their resources to dispersing rather than reproducing. In the invasive cane toad in ...