Egg Protection in the Absence of Parental Care: The gut and reproductive microbiome of Sceloporus lizards and its role in providing antifungal protection to eggs Stacey Weiss, PhD Professor of Biology, University of Puget Sound Venue information below For every organism you see, there are trillions of microbes living in and on them. Many of […]
The Natural History of Regal Horned Lizards, Phrynosoma solare - Brian K. Sullivan, PhD - Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University Venue details below From 2015 through 2020 we used radio-telemetry to investigate spatial and behavioral ecology of the Regal Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma solare) in the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Our results reveal dramatic variation […]
Population Ecology of the Invasive American Bullfrog in Southeast Arizona - Emma Sudbeck - Master Student in Wildlife Conservation and Management University of Arizona The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is an invasive amphibian that creates problems for native species around the world, including Arizona. Efforts to eradicate bullfrogs are underway in many places, however, they […]
Amphibian Larvae of Arizona - Randy Babb - Arizona Game and Fish Department (Retired) Monday, 19 May 2025 Venue information below As part of an effort to produce a key for AZ’s larval amphibians over 6000 larvae were collected across the state. They were examined for key characters and that data was compared to existing […]
