ZOOLOGY 651 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Big Bone Lick State Park, Mastodon, Chytridiomycota
13 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1: the sixth extinction the golden frog is endemic to the area around el valle, central panama considered a lucky symbol in panama frogs are extremely toxic. Vivid coloring - yellow with dark brown splotches amphibians in general began to disappear (w e) Males defend their territory from the tops of mossy rocks. By design, entirely cut off from the outside world everything that comes in is thoroughly disinfected. Center"s goal: maintain the animals until they could be released to repopulate the forests amphibians are among the planet"s great survivors. 250 million years ago, the earliest representatives of what would become the modern amphibian orders. Since the breakup of pangea, have adapted to conditions on every continent except antarctica. Just over 7,000 species have been identified chytrid fungi are nearly ubiquitous; can be found at tops of trees and also deep underground.
