Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...
The male’s mating call, a two-note, high-pitched “co-qui,” gives the coqui frog its name. With no predators, the frogs from Puerto Rico can proliferate and eat large quantities of native ...
But they also suggest it could be to attract a mate or call other frogs to attack the predator.
After coming under attack by the chytrid fungus, the frog's population took a further hit by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria two years later. "Our forests have ...