We’re back and exploring the toughest of frogs; those frogs braving the harsh northern conditions that literally freezes them to the bone. How do they manage this incredible feat? We head south for a Species of the Bi-week because not all frogs are as tough as the Wood Frog. FULL REFERENCE LIST AVAILABLE AT: herphighlights.podbean.com
Main Paper References:
Costanzo JP. 2019. Overwintering adaptations and extreme freeze tolerance in a subarctic population of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 189:1–15. DOI: 10.1007/s00360-018-1189-7.
Storey KB, Storey JM. 2017. Molecular Physiology of Freeze Tolerance in Vertebrates. Physiological Reviews 97:623–665. DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00016.2016.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Catenazzi A, Ttito A. 2019. Noblella thiuni sp. n., a new (singleton) species of minute terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 7:e6780. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6780.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Ward M, Marshall BM, Hodges C, Montano Y, Artchawakom T, Waengsothorn S, Strine C. 2020. Nonchalant neighbours: Space use and overlap of the critically endangered elongated tortoise. OSF Preprints. DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/t34ax.
Music:
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com
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030 Attack of the Toxic Toads
029 Striking Snakes
028 Indigo Snakes
027 The Curious Case of the Collapsed Chelonian
026 Assortment of Anoles
025 Return of the Invertebrates
024 News Niche - Crabs and p-values
023 Some smooth, some grassy, all hungry
022 The Ebb and Flow of Water Snakes
021 Frugivorous Monitors
020 The Magnificent Vipers
019 Invertebrates Strike Back
018 Big Trouble in Little Chameleons
017 ANACONDAS
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015 Serpents of the Sea
014 Crocs
013 Frog Fungus
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