University of Florida (UF) zoologists have found that toads in busy suburban areas are less likely to suffer from reproductive system abnormalities than toads near farms – where some of the amphibians they examined had both testes and ovaries. The new study is likely to have wide implications for the longstanding debate over whether agricultural […]
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Roundup™ Super-Toxic For Frogs As Well As Tadpoles
The disappearance of frogs and other amphibians around the world continues unabated, but a new study may shed some light on what’s happening to our slimy friends. Conducted by Rick Relyea, from the University of Pittsburgh, the new study has built on his previous research examining the effects of the herbicide Roundup™ on frogs and […]