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Men et al. (2025) investigated how Rana kukunoris handle overwintering in ice-covered water and how they maintain their water/ion balance. Read this #AWNews to see the role gene expression plays in this species' life history at AmphibiaWeb.org
Aguilar et al. (2026) provides insight to the color polymorphism in Oophaga pumilio in this week's #AWNews. Go to AmphibiaWeb.org to get a summary of their findings.
Weitzman et al (2026) compared Eleutherodactylus coqui in their native range (Puerto Rico) and introduced range (Hawaii) to understand how environmental conditions and invasion history influence amphibian skin microbiomes. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org #AWNews
Can caecilians pass the smell test? Prakash et al. (2026) tested whether a terrestrial Indian caecilian (Gegeneophis sp.) can recognize its own scent using a Y-maze experiment. Read a summary of their findings at AmphibiaWeb.org #AWNews
DeMarchi et al (2025) explore why some amphibians are better reservoirs for the deadly chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd) than others. See what they found at AmphibiaWeb.org #AWNews
A study by Duncan et al. (2025) shows that differences in temperature preferences between frogs and pathogens can help explain where amphibian disease is most severe. Read more of this #AWNews at AmphibiaWeb.org
ASA (Amphibian Survival Alliance) is having a photo contest! For more details see: www.amphibians.org/news/2026-wo...
Soto-Pozos et al (2025) examined how past land use influences environmental and skin-associated bacterial communities in six co-occurring Mexican cloud forest salamander species. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org #AWNews
Should we look to contemporary climate to explain where species diversity is highest, or look deeper into the past? Jongsma et al. (2026) tackled this question in this week's #AWNews on AmphibiaWeb.org
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#AWNews AmphibiaWeb Steering committee member Rayna Bell and her colleagues at the California Academy of Science created an educational game to teach epidemiological modeling and introduce students to the global amphibian chytridiomycosis pandemic. See more at: www.calacademy.org/educators/le...
