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 ...

(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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

For nonpoisonous frogs, the trick to not becoming dinner is to look poisonous — but not too poisonous, new research reveals. Scientists studied three species of poison dart frogs in the Amazon ...