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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Cricket frog"”.
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An ecological study of the cricket frog, Acris crepitans, in northeastern Kansas
The cricket frog, Acris crepitans, is a useful subject for population studies since it is generally present in large numbers throughout most of the year near permanent and semipermanent bodies of water and tends to form separate and distinct populations. Populations of this species were studied in …
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Microhabitat Affinity of Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) in Rural and Urban Areas in Central Texas
… land development in central Texas. Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) is a small frog occupying small streams in these areas of disturbance. I investigated microhabitat affinity of Blanchard’s cricket frog to assess whether differences exist between urban and rural areas of …
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Changes in the Distribution of "Acris crepitans blanchardi", with Studies of Nesting Microhabitat and the Possible Impact of Ultraviolet-B Radiation
… distribution of "Acris crepitans blanchardi" (cricket frog) in lowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. These field surveys were unable to locate any populations of cricket frogs in Minnesota, South Dakota, or the northernmost tier of lowa counties. This suggests that the range of the cricket frog …
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Discovery, structural characterisation and targeted engineering of bioactive peptides from amphibian skin secretion
… described from the skin secretion of the Indian cricket Frog, Fejervarya limnocharis and the Fujian large-headed frog, Limnonectes fujianensis, through the combination of ‘shot-gun’ cloning and MS/MS fragmentation sequencing. Subsequently, chemically-synthetic replicates were produced and …
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Rate of Food Consumption of Acris Crepitans Blanchardi Harper in South-Central Iowa
… Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, Blanchard's cricket frog, nor had the rate of food passage through the stomach of this species been calculated. This study determined these factors and calculated a yearly insect consumption figure for Acris in southcentral Iowa. Procedure. An analysis of the …