The climate crisis presents numerous questions about how animals will cope. We look at one frog-focused example where the researchers actually heated up a forest.
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Main Paper References:
Hawley Matlaga TJ, Burrowes PA, Hernández-Pacheco R, Pena J, Sutherland C, Wood TE. 2021. Warming increases activity in the common tropical frog Eleutherodactylus coqui. Climate Change Ecology 2:100041. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100041.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Folwell, M. J., Sanders, K. L., Brennan, P. L., & Crowe-Riddell, J. M. (2022). First evidence of hemiclitores in snakes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1989), 20221702.
Other Links/Mentions:
Coqui frog call: https://amphibiaweb.org/species/2858#
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
130 Versatile Blue Tongue
129 Fast Food is Bad for Turtles Too
128 Swampy Siren Songs
127 Frog Calls in a Concrete Jungle
126 The Salamanders That Parachute
125 Last of the Giant Lizards
124 Garter Snake Gangs
123 Fantastic Mr Foxsnake
122 Volcano Lizards
121 The Cheeky Startler
120 Vipers With Eyebrows
119 Crocodile Comeback
118 The Frogs That Cannot Hop
117 Predation Liberation - Shine on Chameleons
116 The Unfamiliar Scent of Death
115 Tag! You’re Envenomated
114 Not All Retics Are The Same
113 Bearded Dragons Dodgy Dinners
112 Intoxicated Crocs
111 Steps Towards Turtle Rehabilitation
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