Type: Journal Article Reference: Farquharson, K., McLennan, E., Belov, K., & Hogg, C. (2023). The genome sequence of the critically endangered Kroombit tinkerfrog (Taudactylus pleione). F1000Research, 12(845). https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.138571.1 Abstract The Kroombit tinkerfrog (Taudactylus pleione) is a stream-dwelling amphibian of the Myobatrachidae family. It is listed as Critically Endangered and is Continue Reading
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ABC Radio: The race to save Australia’s dirty frogs
Simon Tang (2022 Honours Student) joined producer Shelby Traynor (ABC Radio) and Dr Jodi Rowley (Curator of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum and UNSW) to talk about the pathogen-fighting peptides of frogs. Listen to the full broadcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/the-race-to-save-australia-s-dirty-frogs/102529160
The Secret Superpower of Frogs
by Simon Tang (2022 Honours Student) An intense, murky river. Densely packed trees, twisting into each other and Mother Earth below. Decaying detritus scattered throughout the landscape. This pulsating ecosystem is not the most welcoming of places. Many dare not to stay for too long, to avoid angering an infected Continue Reading