amphibians – Uncommon Descent

Is the planet really running out of frogs?

That seems to depend on who you read: Last year in the journal Science, a research review concluded that the chytrid fungus caused the decline of at least 501 amphibian species, of which 90 have gone extinct. That paper suggested that species losses due to the chytrid fungus are “orders of magnitude greater than for Read More…

Evolution Intelligent Design speciation stasis

Researchers: Newly discovered frog separated from others by 50 million years

“It’s a perfect scenario for cooking up new species,” he said. What? Wait! This isn’t a “new species.” This is a holdover from 50 million years ago, during which it’s always been an obvious frog.

Intelligent Design Symbiosis

Symbiotic bacteria help frogs find mates (but the real story is all the wrong assumptions we make)

Contrary to assumption, 1) smell was important in locating mates and 2) males and females had different smells 3) produced by symbiotic bacteria. One wonders how many other life forms would challenge simple evolution tales if they were closely studied.

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