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  • July 2008
    • Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

      Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

      (Newser) - The mystery of the hermaphrodite toads may be solved: Researchers have found that various chemicals used in farming are linked to sex changes in certain amphibian species, the Independent reports. In a population of cane toads, 40% of males had developed feminine coloring and ovaries, and an additional 20% had marked female characteristics. And the toads are not unique. More »

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      endangered species   farming   extinction   chemicals   frogs   sex change   amphibians   hermaphrodite

  • August 2007

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