Anaxyrus boreas

One of the major causes of worldwide amphibian declines is a skin infection caused by a pathogenic chytrid fungus… Expand

Induced defenses are widespread in nature, and in amphibian larvae they are often expressed as altered behavior and changes in… Expand

Increasing reports of amphibian limb malformations from many parts of North America have prompted investigations into the… Expand

In field-based choice experiments, we examined sex recognition and mate choice in male western toads, Bufo boreas. When given a… Expand

 

The effects of temperature and steroids [testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), and corticosterone (B)] on premetamorphic growth and… Expand

An alarm response in larvae of the western toad, Bufo boreas, was examined in the laboratory. A natural predator, the giant water… Expand

Tadpoles of the western toad (Bufo boreas) and of the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) show an alarm reaction to an extract… Expand

Abstract Tadpoles exposed daily to UV-B (290–315 nm) enhanced radiation developed an anomalous, concave curvature of the spine at… Expand

The pituitary gland retains its ability to secrete thyrotrophic hormone and intermedin up to 108 days after very heavy… Expand