Eiffinger's tree frogs lay eggs in an isolated water bodies such as a gap between plant stems. Their tadpoles hold onto their poop for months to reduce risk of contaminating their small spawning areas ...

July is a month of early harvest in the garden. Much of the produce; especially the greens, that have been growing through the long days of June can now be gathered. This is also seen with the berries ...

From frogs and sponges to jellyfish and tardigrades, scientists reveal how some animals digest food without defecating, ...

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An invasive species is defined as “a plant, animal, or microbe that is found outside of its native range, where it negatively impacts the ecology, economy, or quality of human life.” The Cuban tree ...

In Alachua County, the most problematic neighbor is likely a frog. Most frogs nationwide are suffering from habitat destruction, climate change and pollutants. But in Alachua County, the most ...

For several years, two close friends, now both deceased, would join me to go birding in early May along the coast. We would take Route 2. It was customary to stop at the French King Bridge, spanning ...

Nitya Mohanty received funding for this work from the Center for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University and the Rufford foundation. The Indian bullfrog, which is ...

In 2007, while trekking through the jungles of northeast India in search of new frog species, noted Indian biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju accidentally re-discovered an old one: a tiny tree amphibian ...

The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small ...

The Eiffinger’s tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...