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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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Detection of salamander, anuran and snake species (Y = detected, N = not detected) during a BioBlitz survey (20-22 June 2006; 22 observers) and a traditional survey conducted for longer duration with two observers (May-November 2007) on the Rocky Fork Unit, Cherokee Wildlife Management Area, Greene and Unicoi counties, Tennessee.
Efficacy of BioBlitz surveys with implications for sampling Nongame species
Activity level and the susceptibility of anuran larvae to predation.
A qualitative meta-analysis reveals consistent effects of atrazine on freshwater fish and amphibians
The wildlife area contains extensive marshland and abundant temporary aquatic habitats (ponds, roadside ditches) that serve as breeding areas for anurans and pond breeding caudates (Ambystomatidae) that cannot coexist with predatory fish.
An amphibian survey of Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, Ohio (1)
Predator prey interactions and breeding pond use of temporary pond species in a desert anuran community.
Anurans from a degraded area in a seasonally semi-deciduous forest in Southern Brazil/Anuros de una zona degradada en un bosque estacional semideciduo del sur de Brasil
The majority of anurans lack an extended pelvic region of the kidney; however, those that do (see Bhaduri and Basu, 1957) have an identical morphology to state 0.
The urogenital system of the male Rhyacotriton and the evolution of the male urogenital duct system in salamanders
Effects of temperature and food quality on anuran larval growth and metamorphosis.
Feral hog damage to endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) habitat in the Lost Pines of Texas
Studies carried out in Quebec and Canada shows that deformity rates, heterozygosity and terata in anurans tend to be high at agricultural areas thus suggesting that herbicides and pesticides are the likely causes, likewise reporting genomic disruption as revealed by flow cytometry in adult and metamorphosing individuals from both potato and sweet corn fields [35] and this may also increase the incidence or abundance of certain diseases or parasites [9].
Clinicopathological features associated with acute toxicity of lambda-cyhalothrin pesticide in adult toads (Buffo Perreti)
ANURAN CALL ACTIVITY AT AN EPHEMERAL POND IN NE ALABAMA: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS.
The 88th Annual Academy of Science meeting Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL March 2-March 4, 2011
Anuran tadpole/aquatic insect predator-prey interactions: tadpole size and predator capture success.
Effect of the spatial heterogeneity on the predation of Scinax fuscovarius and Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles by Odonata larvae/ Efeito da heterogeneidade ambiental na predacao de girinos de Scinax fuscovarius e Physalaemus cuvieri por larvas de Odonata
We were unable to identify prey species for most (77%) predation events, but Cascades frogs and Pacific treefrogs were the only anuran species present at the two waterbodies.
High mountain lakes provide a seasonal niche for migrant American Dippers
Tadpole edema virus: a viscerotropic pathogen for anuran amphibians.
Ranavirus outbreak in North American Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), Japan, 2008
we were very excited to see," said Anuran, a visitor from the United States of America.
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