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[S1E15] Toads on Ice
Jun 10, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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Episode Notes
We're going back to the Eurasian Steppe this week to take a look at the Mongolian toad. How do these toads survive where no other amphibian dares to travel? What the heck is a drink patch? The answer is more complex than you might think.
Thanks for listening to our weekly exploration of why grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you in two weeks!
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- AmphibiaWeb 2017 Strauchbufo raddei: Mongolian Toad. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 23, 2021.
- Berman, D. I., Bulakhova, N. A., Meshcheryakova, E. N., & Shekhovtsov, S. V. (2020). Overwintering and cold tolerance in the moor frog (Rana arvalis, Anura) across its range. Canadian Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1139/cjz-2019-0179
- Kuzmin, S. L., E. A. Dunayev, K. Munkhbayar, M. Munkhbaatar, and K. Terbish. 2017. Kuzmin, S. L. ed., The Amphibians of Mongolia [In Russian and English]. Moscow, KMK Scientific Press.
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