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Beyond beauty, colour serves important functions for #frogs and #toads around the world
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/beyond-beauty-colour-serves-important-functions-for-frogs-and-toads-around-the-world paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43729-7
"The study documents for the first time the importance of colour-based #thermoregulation, #UVprotection, and #pathogen resistance in #anurans... Thermoregulation and #UV-protection was generally of greater importance in temperate regions, and pathogen resistance was of greater importance in the #tropics."
Beyond beauty, colour serves important functions for frogs and toads around the world
Frogs and toads come in a wide range of colours. However, these colours are not only beautiful, but also fulfil certain functions. In addition to protection from predators, colour lightness in particular can play an important role in their lives!
There are so many reasons to love
#wetlands , but
#today I am appreciating a joyful chorus of
#springpeepers welcoming
#spring. In case it hasn’t reached you yet, enjoy this little
#video.
#wetlands in urban areas keep us in touch with the seasons and remind us to care for the wildlife in our
#environment.
#signsofspring #herps #frogs #anurans #swamps #vernalpool...published in Biological Conservation using @gbif mediated data:
Mismatch between #conservation status and #ClimateChange sensitivity leaves some #anurans in the United States unprotected 🇺🇸 🐸
#Anura
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#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109866
Why #Frogs Survived the #Asteroid That Wiped Out the #Dinosaurs
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-frogs-survived-the-asteroid-impact-that-wiped-out-dinosaurs-180981195/ by Riley Black
Extreme-sized #anurans are more prone to #climate-driven #extinctions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666900522000132
The high resilience of frogs to the last #MassExtinction has been a mystery... During the end of the #Cretaceous, Feijó et al. found, most frogs were medium-sized—about 3 inches—and were not at either extreme. Quirks of #amphibian #physiology might explain why medium-sized frogs are so resilient.
Why Frogs Survived the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
Not too big, not too small—they were just the right size to live through Earth’s worst day
New insights into the #evolution of color patterns in #frogs and #toads https://phys.org/news/2022-11-uncover-insights-evolution-patterns-frogs.html
Paper by Sandra Goutte et al.: https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/39/11/msac235/6783210 #genomics #amphibians
Many #anurans have a light stripe along their back, which, when observed from above, creates the #OpticalIllusion that the animal is split in two halves and confuses visually-oriented #predators. Little is known regarding its evolution or genetic origin.
Researchers uncover insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads
A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads—collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their surroundings and avoid detection from preys or predators. Many anurans have a light stripe along their back, which, when observed from above, creates the optical illusion that the animal is split in two halves and confuses visually-oriented predators. Although this color pattern is widespread in frogs around the world, little is known regarding its evolution or genetic origin.
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