... of Biologists Ltd 2022 Summary: Plant vibrations excited by frog calls prove highly important to the function of those calls. Sexual selection Animal communication Multimodal Substrate vibration Biotremology Anura Smithsonian Institution http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000014...

... ). University of Connecticut http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007710 Anura Functional morphology Physiology Behavior Respiration Lungs Development Highlighted Article: Air-breathing mechanics in Xenopus laevis tadpoles change over development as they transition from bubble-sucking...

... Ltd 2019 http://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: The transmittance properties of the ocular media affect sensitivity to visual stimuli. Among frogs, the lenses of ranids are less transmissive than those of bufonids, decreasing sensitivity to ultraviolet light. Anura...

... . 10.1093/bioinformatics/btg412 Přikryl , T. , Aerts , P. , Havelková , P. , Herrel , A. and Roček , Z. ( 2009 ). Pelvic and thigh musculature in frogs (Anura) and origin of anuran jumping locomotion . J. Anat.   214 , 100 - 139 . 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01006.x...

...., T.P., P.A. and A.H. performed the kinematic analysis. Competing interests The authors declare no competing financial interests. 21 6 2014 16 8 2014 © 2014. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2014 Anura Kinematics Locomotion Swimming Frog locomotion...

... by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 Anura chemical communication amplexin Ly-6/uPAR protein family three-finger motif As with many animal taxa, amphibians are expected to make extensive use of chemical communication during courtship and reproduction. In salamanders (Urodela), several...

... the first draft of the manuscript and all authors contributed equally to revisions. COMPETING INTERESTS No competing interests declared. 24 10 2012 3 2 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 Anura biomechanics geometric morphometrics high-speed...

... in tadpoles of the frog Limnodynastes peronii . J. Comp. Physiol. B 169 , 445 - 451 . Wilson R. S. , Franklin C. E. ( 2000 ). Inability of adult Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia: Anura) to thermally acclimate locomotor performance . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 127A , 21 - 28...

... Myobatrachidae Anura amphibian Anuran amphibians reproduce in highly diverse ways, including depositing eggs in terrestrial nests ( Altig and Johnston, 1989 ). In terrestrial breeding species without parental care, selection of nest sites with adequate water availability is critical, as eggs lose water...

... differs,a continuous strategy may be more appropriate. anura auditory discrimination categorical perception frog vocal communication Xenopus © The Company of Biologists Limited 2007 2007 10 6 2007 * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) Fig...

... in the females. This sexual size dimorphism is specific to those muscles that control elbow flexion, wrist flexion and thumb extension( Kirby, 1983 ; Melichna et al., 1972 ; Oka et al., 1984 ; Peters and Aulner, 2000 ; Yekta and Blackburn,1992 ). muscle anura amplexus Bufo marinus Rana...

... girdle of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens (Anura; Ranidae). J. Morph. 264 , 94 -104. Wermel, J. ( 1934 ). Über die Körperprportionen der Wirbeltiere und ihre funktionelle Bedeutung. Biometrische übungen Zweiter Aufsatz. Die Extremätenproportionen und der Sprung den Salientia. Z. Anat...

[email protected] ) 12 1 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 locomotion swimming frog Rana esculenta Anura hind limb DPIV force Much of what we know about animal locomotion is derived from studies that examined animals moving within single, homogeneous environments...

..., this hypothesis has never been tested. The mechanism by which eye retraction might aid swallowing is stated charmingly in the following passage from Mary Dickerson's The Frog Book ( Dickerson, 1906 ; pp. 82-83): eye retraction swallowing feeding frog Rana pipiens Anura denervation retractor...

.... The total time of each propulsive phase is set at 100%. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 21 8 2003 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2003 2003 locomotion Anura frog Rana esculenta kinematics swimming jumping Animal locomotion...