Population structure of the
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) in maize-growing areas with atrazine application versus non-maize-growing areas in South Africa.
Effects of cadmium, estradio1-17[beta] and their interaction on gonadal condition and metamorphosis of male and female
African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis.
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AFRICAN CLAWED FROGS INVADE: INDIRECT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN NATIVE AND INVASIVE AMPHIBIANS
Immune defenses against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus linked to global amphibian declines, in the South
African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis.
Natural history notes: Xenopus laevis (
African clawed frog).
For a fact sheet on the
African clawed frog, visit: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/ Facts/FactSheets/Africanclawedfrog.cfm
Though the experiments were performed on a common laboratory frog, the
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), field studies indicate that atrazine, a potent endocrine disruptor, similarly affects frogs in the wild, and could possibly be one of the causes of amphibian declines around the globe, Hayes said.
Another scientific advance with considerable relevance for alternatives is the elucidation of fundamental biological processes, especially in the context of embryonic development in nonmammalian species, particularly Caenorhabditis elegans (a free-living nematode), Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), Danio rerio (zebraflsh), and Xenopus laevis (
African clawed frog).
The earliest published record of Bd is from a specimen of an
African clawed frog in 1938 from South Africa.
reported a frog mycobacteriosis in an adult female, albino South
African clawed frog (X.
Vitellogenin induction by xenobiotic estrogens in the red-eared slider turtle and
African clawed frog. Environ Health Perspect 103(suppl 4):19-25.
* In sub-Saharan Africa, several
African clawed frog species have interbred so successfully that at least seven new species with distinct genetic makeup have been created.
Response varied by species, but for some, such as the western toad and the
African clawed frog, individuals spent more time near the divider, and their neighbor's compartment, than in the other sectors of their domain.
The species Xenopus Laevis (South
African clawed frog) is more closely related to humans than one might expect.
Assessing chronic toxicity of bisphenol A to larvae of the
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) in a flow-through exposure system.
