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We're going back to the Eurasian Steppe this week to take a look at the Mongolian toad. How do these toads survive where no other amphibian dares to travel? What the heck is a drink patch? The answer is more complex than you might think.
Thanks for listening to our weekly exploration of why grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you in two weeks!
Primary Sources: Be sure to check out photos and more at our site!
Litvinchuk SN, Schepina NA, Borzée A. 2020. Reconstruction of past distribution for the Mongolian toad, Strauchbufo raddei (Anura: Bufonidae) using environmental modeling. PeerJ 8:e9216 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9216
AmphibiaWeb 2017 Strauchbufo raddei: Mongolian Toad. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 23, 2021.
Berman, D. I., Bulakhova, N. A., Meshcheryakova, E. N., & Shekhovtsov, S. V. (2020). Overwintering and cold tolerance in the moor frog (Rana arvalis, Anura) across its range. Canadian Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1139/cjz-2019-0179
Kuzmin, S. L., E. A. Dunayev, K. Munkhbayar, M. Munkhbaatar, and K. Terbish. 2017. Kuzmin, S. L. ed., The Amphibians of Mongolia [In Russian and English]. Moscow, KMK Scientific Press.
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We're going back to the Eurasian Steppe this week to take a look at the Mongolian toad. How do these toads survive where no other amphibian dares to travel? What the heck is a drink patch? The answer is more complex than you might think.
Thanks for listening to our weekly exploration of why grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you in two weeks!
Primary Sources: Be sure to check out photos and more at our site!
Litvinchuk SN, Schepina NA, Borzée A. 2020. Reconstruction of past distribution for the Mongolian toad, Strauchbufo raddei (Anura: Bufonidae) using environmental modeling. PeerJ 8:e9216 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9216
AmphibiaWeb 2017 Strauchbufo raddei: Mongolian Toad. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 23, 2021.
Berman, D. I., Bulakhova, N. A., Meshcheryakova, E. N., & Shekhovtsov, S. V. (2020). Overwintering and cold tolerance in the moor frog (Rana arvalis, Anura) across its range. Canadian Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1139/cjz-2019-0179
Kuzmin, S. L., E. A. Dunayev, K. Munkhbayar, M. Munkhbaatar, and K. Terbish. 2017. Kuzmin, S. L. ed., The Amphibians of Mongolia [In Russian and English]. Moscow, KMK Scientific Press.
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[email protected]
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