Male frogs call to attract females for mating and to defend territories from rival males. Female
frogs of some species prefer lower-pitched calls, which indicate larger, more experienced …

Long‐term monitoring of frog populations is needed to understand the effects of global
change. To better understand the relationships between climate variation and calling …

The number of papers on biology of amphibians has increased in the recent years. A
detailed overview of the publications on amphibians can be very useful in assessing the …

The current decline in global biodiversity is most evident in amphibians with 41% percent of
all species worldwide classified as threatened with extinction. Hence, a major challenge in …

There is substantial evidence for the dominant role of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in
amphibian population dynamics. However, a wide range of other pathogens could also be …

Background. Frogs are generalist predators of a wide range of typically small prey items. But
descriptions of dietary items regularly include other anurans, such that frogs are considered …

This chapter provides an overview of the global use of herpetofauna in traditional folk
medicine and the implications for conservation. The results indicate that 331 species (284 …

The knowledge of the consumption of edible amphibian species in southwest Nigeria was
investigated based on interviews. There were a total of 900 respondents of which 92.8 …

The aerial spraying of glyphosate formulations in Colombia to eradicate illegal crops has
generated great concern about its possible impact on nontarget organisms, particularly …

The presence of chemicals and the destruction of freshwater habitats have been addressed
as one of the reasons for the decline in the amphibians' populations worldwide. Considering …