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anuran

(ə-no͝or′ən, ə-nyo͝or′-)
n.
An amphibian of the order Anura; a frog or toad.
a·nu′ran adj.

anuran

any amphibian of the order Anura, such as the batrachians (including frogs and toads), which are characterized by large hind legs and the lack of a tail.
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Our results show that amphipods prey upon anuran embryos, as evidenced by the loss of embryos in amphipod-addition hatching chambers without a corresponding loss of embryos in paired amphipod-exclusion chambers.
AMPHIPOD PREDATION ON NORTHERN RED-LEGGED FROG (RANA AURORA) EMBRYOS
Several studies have investigated the bioacoustics of anurans in Brazil.
Acoustic niche partitioning in an anuran community from the municipality of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil/Particao de nicho acustico em uma comunidade de anuros do municipio de Floriano, Piaui, Brasil
However, recently studies found the match filter hypothesis was not always applicable in anurans (Gerhardt and Schwartz, 2001; Zhao et al., 2017).
The Vocalizations and Hearing Sensitivity of an Explosive-Breeding Tropical Toad from Southern China: A Test of the Matched Filter Hypothesis
The "acoustic adaptation hypothesis"--a review of the evidence from birds, anurans and mammals.
Variacion en la actividad acustica de Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Anura: Centrolenidae) en un ambiente urbano con diferentes niveles de ruido antropogenico
The work is part of Illinois Natural History Survey monitoring program to learn more about the population trends of Illinois' anurans.
Cache River watershed frog and toad survey help requested
Studies of the food habit of eagles and barn owls from the islands have not shown that anurans or salamanders form a part of their diet today, but reptiles are occasionally recorded (Rudolph 1970; Fellers and Drost 1991; Collins et al.
Late Quaternary Chorus Frog (Pseudacris) from the Channel Islands, California
(2014) Unusual amplexuses between anurans and caudates.
AMPLEXO HETEROESPECIFICO ENTRE TRIPRION PETASATUS (ANURA: HYLIDAE) E INCILIUS VALLICEPS (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) EN YUCATAN, MEXICO
Sexual differences in limb and sacral traits in anurans can provide important information of the underlying evolutionary mechanisms, due to their role in connection of the organism and the environment, through locomotion, reproduction and feeding.
Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of traits related to locomotion in nine anuran species from Serbia and Montenegro
& ETEROVICK, P.C., 2007.--Microhabitat choice and differential use by anurans in forest streams in southeastern Brazil.
Uso de microhabitat por anuros en un fragmento de bosque seco intervenido del magdalena medio, Guarinocito, Caldas
During the breeding season, adult male anurans (frogs and toads) of most species use auditory, species-specific advertisement calls to attract mates (Ryan, 2001).
Acute artificial light diminishes central Texas anuran calling behavior
Microhabitat such as bare ground, woody ground, under wood debris, in water, in trees, in stone/rocks, under a stone/rocks and in holes were searched for the possible presence of anurans (Figs.
An inventory of anuran species within and outside the hydraulicking mining area

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