Although many amphibian populations around the world are declining at alarming rates, the cause of most declines remains unknown. Environmental contamination is one of several factors implicated in ...

Parental care for offspring occurs in many animals and is an essential part of the reproduction, propagation and development of an organism. An international research team from Brazil, the U.S. and ...

Global warming is altering the reproduction of plants and animals, notably accelerating the date when reproduction and other life processes occur. A new study has discovered that some amphibians are ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We studied variation in reproductive traits among 789 red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) from three sites in west-central Illinois ...

More favourable conditions for raising young give rise to amphibians having larger offspring but smaller broods. It has been long been known that a trade-off exists between producing many, small ...

Recent advances in amphibian reproductive biology highlight innovative approaches aimed at mitigating the dramatic declines observed in many species globally. Research in this field is increasingly ...

Pt. I. Evolutionary history -- Tetrapod relationships and evolutionary systematics -- Anatomy of amphibians and reptiles -- Evolution of ancient and modern amphibians and reptiles -- pt. II.

"First published in the United States in 2001 ... reprinted with corrections in 2002." Authors' introduction -- How this book works -- What is an amphibian? -- What is a reptile? -- Amphibian ...

Global warming is altering the reproduction of plants and animals, notably accelerating the date when reproduction and other life processes occur. A study by the University of Uppsala (Sweden), ...