“Amphibians are the only class of vertebrate animals in which there are no saltwater species,” said McCoy, an assistant professor at ECU. “So finding frogs breeding in saline water was a ...

But Relyea and his colleagues have now found evidence that at least one freshwater species, the wood frog, might be able to adapt to saltier water within just a few generations. Exactly how this ...

Frogs exposed to road salt appear to benefit then suffer Tadpole size increases but juvenile survival drops Date: August 17, 2015 Source: Case Western Reserve University Summary: Exposure to road ...

Sara Tabin is a science contributor writing about animals. New research suggests runoff from road salt makes frogs more susceptible to a lethal virus. Scientists at Washington State University ...

Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, found a species of frog that has evolved over the course of merely 25 years. The adaptation was spurred on by something many assume ...

The frogs also were tested, and tested positive for ranavirus, which “causes systemic infections in a wide variety of wild and cultured fresh and saltwater fishes.” Pond water levels rise ...

Climate change may erode frogs' ability to withstand road salt pollution, according to researchers. Driven by climate change, spring in the northeastern United States is now earlier and more ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Wood frogs are getting bloated from salt used to treat icy roads and it's a problem for the ecosystem, says Southern Connecticut State University assistant professor Steven P.

Female frogs may be mutating into males, potentially endangering the population. The culprit? Something motorists rely to keep their roads ice-free during the frigid winter months. According to ...