The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) is the most commonly used frog in biological research 1. It is the model amphibian in developmental and molecular biology because, among other characteristics, ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Components of the feeding behavioral repertoire of captive African clawed frogs were determined and described. Sequential transitional ...
Xenopus laevis have a unique process for consuming food. They lack a tongue and must utilize inertial suction, jaw prehension, forearm scooping, overhead kicking, and terrestrial lunges when hunting ...
An invasive species — one that can survive in drought, freezing weather and even outer space — is consuming and competing with native species in western Washington, officials are warning. Scientists ...
The African clawed frog is the world’s most widely distributed amphibian. It can be found lurking in ponds on four continents apart from Africa. There is even a population of albino African clawed ...
Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of ...
Some of the work to address an invasive species in Lacey known as the African clawed frog included new fencing. Courtesy City of Lacey This is no innocent frog. The frog, known as the African clawed ...
More than 6,000 virus-infected African clawed frogs were euthanized over the summer in a Washington State pond, The Olympian reported. The frogs are predatory, invasive and reproduce quickly. A ...
The African clawed frog is used as a model organism for biological research because of its close evolutionary relationship to humans, and because early development occurs externally, allowing ...
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