Above, the real deal; below, the clay models used to test predators' reactions to local and foreign frog markings. Sometimes, you have to make a thousand frogs from modelling clay to make your point.

(Phys.org) —The development of embryos follows different patterns in different species, with specific events taking place at different times in relation to each other. Such differences can provide ...

A team of researchers has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads -- collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their ...

Discover how the dyeing poison frog uses vibrant patterns for both warning and camouflage in research highlighting distance-dependent coloration. It's not hard to imagine how these little frogs become ...

Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many skins patterns of the tiny Ranitomeya imitator poison dart frog. Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many ...

Frogs’ vertebral stripe evolves hundreds of times, based on their terrestrial habitat Add as a preferred source on Google Abu Dhabi: A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has discovered new ...

What if we could influence an embryo’s development by changing the electrical signals in its cells? That’s precisely what Michael Levin and his colleagues at Tufts University’s Allen Discovery Center ...

Thalassa Matthews receives funding from The National Research Foundation and the Centre of Excellence for Palaeontology. Around 5.1 million years ago, fascinating and now extinct animals like ...