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Following up on our #AWNews about Xenopus in Washington State, Duvall et al. (2025) identify where there impact is strongest in Salmon conservation. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Following up on our #AWNews about Xenopus in Washington State, Duvall et al. (2025) identify where there impact is strongest in Salmon conservation. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
Can lungless tadpoles get their lungs back before metamorphosis? Find out in this week's #AWNews featuring Phillips et al. (2025) at AmphibiaWeb.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Can lungless tadpoles get their lungs back before metamorphosis? Find out in this week's #AWNews featuring Phillips et al. (2025) at AmphibiaWeb.org
Here's two small grant opportunities (due dates in Dec):
Burke Museum Study Grant: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference Travel Grant: utconferences.eventsair.com/third-gard-c...
Burke Museum Study Grant: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference Travel Grant: utconferences.eventsair.com/third-gard-c...
Collections Study Grants
Collections study grants provide financial assistance for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to study the collections of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWBM).
www.burkemuseum.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Here's two small grant opportunities (due dates in Dec):
Burke Museum Study Grant: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference Travel Grant: utconferences.eventsair.com/third-gard-c...
Burke Museum Study Grant: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference Travel Grant: utconferences.eventsair.com/third-gard-c...
In this week's #AWNews, see how leeches are used in vertebrate conservation assessment. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In this week's #AWNews, see how leeches are used in vertebrate conservation assessment. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
This week's #AWNews features Fuchs and Rödel's (2025) documentation of egg-burying behavior and hatching plasticity in Ecuadorian Pristimantis latidiscus. Read the full report at AmphibiaWeb.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This week's #AWNews features Fuchs and Rödel's (2025) documentation of egg-burying behavior and hatching plasticity in Ecuadorian Pristimantis latidiscus. Read the full report at AmphibiaWeb.org
Shen et al. (2025)'s investigation of the co-evolution between Asian newts hosts and parasitic water mites found newt parasitism has multiple evolutionary origins. Read the details of this #AWnews at AmphibiaWeb.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Shen et al. (2025)'s investigation of the co-evolution between Asian newts hosts and parasitic water mites found newt parasitism has multiple evolutionary origins. Read the details of this #AWnews at AmphibiaWeb.org
Genetic threats, such as hybridisation and introgression, are often overlooked in conservation planning. Check out this week's #AWNews on AmphibiaWeb.org to see how Liu and Rowley (2025) address this issue when one parental species is a threatened endemic!
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Genetic threats, such as hybridisation and introgression, are often overlooked in conservation planning. Check out this week's #AWNews on AmphibiaWeb.org to see how Liu and Rowley (2025) address this issue when one parental species is a threatened endemic!
This week's #AWNews features a study by Paluh et al. (2025) that examined the developmental-genetic mechanisms underlying tooth formation in frogs and tested whether a rudimentary dental program is activated in the lower jaw. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org.
October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This week's #AWNews features a study by Paluh et al. (2025) that examined the developmental-genetic mechanisms underlying tooth formation in frogs and tested whether a rudimentary dental program is activated in the lower jaw. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org.
Color me surprised! Waldron et al. (2025) studied the evolutionary consequences polymorphism in Plethodonts using a complete phylogenomic tree of of the family paired with morphometric analyses. She the results of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Color me surprised! Waldron et al. (2025) studied the evolutionary consequences polymorphism in Plethodonts using a complete phylogenomic tree of of the family paired with morphometric analyses. She the results of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
Feeling blue? A citizen scientist asked about blue (axanthic) frogs, leading to a pandemic-era internship project to explore the spatial, phylogenetic, and temporal prevalence of axanthism in frogs lead by Drs. Molly Womack and Rayna Bell. Read the results this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Feeling blue? A citizen scientist asked about blue (axanthic) frogs, leading to a pandemic-era internship project to explore the spatial, phylogenetic, and temporal prevalence of axanthism in frogs lead by Drs. Molly Womack and Rayna Bell. Read the results this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
How does Chytrid affect a species' role in it's ecosystem? Read this week's #AWNews on Scheele et al. (2025) work at AmphibiaWeb.org to find out.
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How does Chytrid affect a species' role in it's ecosystem? Read this week's #AWNews on Scheele et al. (2025) work at AmphibiaWeb.org to find out.
An impressive study by Donnellan et al. (2025) provides a near-comprehensive phylogenetic tree for a major clade of frogs that occur across Australia, New Guinea, and many islands in the adjacent Indo-Australian Archipelago. Read More about this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
An impressive study by Donnellan et al. (2025) provides a near-comprehensive phylogenetic tree for a major clade of frogs that occur across Australia, New Guinea, and many islands in the adjacent Indo-Australian Archipelago. Read More about this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
The process to become a troglodyte is being illuminated in our latest #AWNews. Read how Tovar et al.'s use a radiation of paedomorphic Brook Salamanders (Eurycea) to study the molecular and developmental basis of eye loss at AmphibiaWeb.org.
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The process to become a troglodyte is being illuminated in our latest #AWNews. Read how Tovar et al.'s use a radiation of paedomorphic Brook Salamanders (Eurycea) to study the molecular and developmental basis of eye loss at AmphibiaWeb.org.
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused amphibian declines worldwide, but its history and impacts in Africa are less well understood. Kouete et al. (2025) contributes to our knowledge of this disease in the region in this week's #AWNews on the AmphibiaWeb.org homepage.
August 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused amphibian declines worldwide, but its history and impacts in Africa are less well understood. Kouete et al. (2025) contributes to our knowledge of this disease in the region in this week's #AWNews on the AmphibiaWeb.org homepage.
Nori et al. (2025) investigates a Anuran Data Deficit: tadpole descriptions. Their analyses suggest strategically focusing on 0.25% of Earth’s terrestrial surface could reveal more than half of the undescribed tadpoles. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nori et al. (2025) investigates a Anuran Data Deficit: tadpole descriptions. Their analyses suggest strategically focusing on 0.25% of Earth’s terrestrial surface could reveal more than half of the undescribed tadpoles. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
A reminder that the application for the Future For Nature Awards 2026 is open until August 25th 23:59 (CEST). See the link for more information futurefornature.org/apply/
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August 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A reminder that the application for the Future For Nature Awards 2026 is open until August 25th 23:59 (CEST). See the link for more information futurefornature.org/apply/
Carrillo et al. (2024 & 2025) report new intriguing female parental care via chemical stimuli that cause tadpoles to aggregate and follow females. Check out AmphibiaWeb.org for more on this #AWNews
August 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Carrillo et al. (2024 & 2025) report new intriguing female parental care via chemical stimuli that cause tadpoles to aggregate and follow females. Check out AmphibiaWeb.org for more on this #AWNews
Many amphibians have large genomes, and some are polyploid. Chen et al. (2025) ask how polyploidy affects organismal physiology in a unique population of Microhyla fissipes, which has individuals with diploid and tetraploid genomes. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org.
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Many amphibians have large genomes, and some are polyploid. Chen et al. (2025) ask how polyploidy affects organismal physiology in a unique population of Microhyla fissipes, which has individuals with diploid and tetraploid genomes. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org.
In this week's #AWNews, Barrionuevo and colleagues (2025) rediscovered Telmatobius ceiorum, which hadn't been seen in 40 years, at a location further north than previously known. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org.
July 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In this week's #AWNews, Barrionuevo and colleagues (2025) rediscovered Telmatobius ceiorum, which hadn't been seen in 40 years, at a location further north than previously known. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org.
Don't jump to quick(silver) conclusions. In this week's #AWNews Kain et al. (2025) provide evidence that immune response in the presence of methylmercury can be highly variable in wild populations of amphibians. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't jump to quick(silver) conclusions. In this week's #AWNews Kain et al. (2025) provide evidence that immune response in the presence of methylmercury can be highly variable in wild populations of amphibians. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
All Fired Up? Brooks et al. (2025) recently found that the rare and threatened Florida Bog Frog, Rana (Aquarana) okaloosae, has higher occupancy rates at sites that have regular prescribed fires. These fires mimic their historic cycles. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
July 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
All Fired Up? Brooks et al. (2025) recently found that the rare and threatened Florida Bog Frog, Rana (Aquarana) okaloosae, has higher occupancy rates at sites that have regular prescribed fires. These fires mimic their historic cycles. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
DO be square! This week's #AWNews features Brown et al. (2024)'s functional analysis of how Aneides vagrans' square toes help them climb. Read more on the AmphibiaWeb.org home page.
July 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
DO be square! This week's #AWNews features Brown et al. (2024)'s functional analysis of how Aneides vagrans' square toes help them climb. Read more on the AmphibiaWeb.org home page.
In this week's #AWNews Santana et al. (2025) report that female frog calls are more widespread than previously believed, and propose a revised classification for frog calls with six specific categories, applicable to both sexes. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In this week's #AWNews Santana et al. (2025) report that female frog calls are more widespread than previously believed, and propose a revised classification for frog calls with six specific categories, applicable to both sexes. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
Stewart and Wiens (2025) dropped a new comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for salamanders this year that includes 765 of the 825 known species. Check out more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org.
June 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Stewart and Wiens (2025) dropped a new comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for salamanders this year that includes 765 of the 825 known species. Check out more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org.
This week's #AWNews is a little late. Taylor et al. (2024) uses the somitogenesis clock mathematical model to identify parameter changes originating from increased genome and nuclear size. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This week's #AWNews is a little late. Taylor et al. (2024) uses the somitogenesis clock mathematical model to identify parameter changes originating from increased genome and nuclear size. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org