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The Effect of Mirrors on African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis) Larval Growth, Development, and Behavior

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 62, No. 11 (Sep., 2008), pp. 1821-1829 (9 pages) We examined the behavioral and developmental responses of Xenopus laevis larvae to their mirror images in ...
Nature

Effects of available cover and feeding schedule on the behavior and growth of the juvenile African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) is the most commonly used frog in biological research 1. It is the model amphibian in developmental and molecular biology because, among other characteristics, ...
Mongabay

Two new jewel-eyed tree frog species discovered in Taiwan, display strange reproductive behavior

Researchers have identified two new species of tree frogs with jewel-colored eyes on the Island of Taiwan. The tadpoles of these frogs display a strange reproductive behavior: the tadpole embryos feed ...
JSTOR Daily

Observations on the Behavior and Ecology of a Colombian Poison-Arrow Frog, the Kõkoé-Pá (Dendrobates histrionicus Berthold)

Intraspecific interactions, calling site, and home range of the dendrobatid frog, Dendrobates histrionicus Berthold, were studied in the Serranía de Baudó, Colombia, by observation, marking, and ...
The New York Times

Poison Frogs Have a Strange Behavior That Scientists Seek to Explain

Three studies have recently explored toe-tapping, which seems to have something to do with frogs preying on insects. By Elizabeth Landau Faster than Gene Kelly tap-dancing in the rain, many species of ...