Jan. 17, 2025 — Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and ...

Consisting of three lineages - cephalochordates (amphioxus), tunicates and vertebrates (including us, humans)-, the monophyletic group of chordate animals is defined by the presence, at some stage of ...

DALE’S MAILBAG A frog out and about on Dec. 17, 2023 at Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area. Ed Safiran “Terrestrial species like toads will dig into the soil to get below the frost line.

These are not included in the nested domains that are shown in Figure 6 and derive, respectively, from pd1 and pd2 progenitors. Third, all 4 hodological IN classes derive from a combination of dorsal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the designation of 760,071 acres of critical habitat to protect the imperiled foothill yellow-legged frog under the Endangered ...

Having wiped out at least 90 species of frogs, chytrid has been called the most devastating infectious disease for wild animals in recorded history. Solutions, few and far between, range from ...

A frog-themed memecoin is up massively after billionaire Elon Musk changed his username on the social media platform X. According to Musk’s X profile, his name has been changed to “Kekius Maximus,” a ...

Adults feed mostly on vertebrates, including lizards, snakes, and their eggs. They probably also eat frogs, mice, and hatchlings of ground-nesting birds when they are available. Eastern racers are ...