Vertebrate Life 10e Chapter 11 Video Links

Links to interesting videos illustrating some of the organisms and processes related to this chapter, updated on a regular basis.

AmphibiaWeb: Amphibian Natural History, Conservation, and Taxonomy

https://amphibiaweb.org/ 

Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference, American Museum of Natural History

http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php 

Amphibians (Lissamphibia): The Timetree of Life

http://www.timetree.org/public/data/pdf/Cannatella2009Chap48.pdf 

Frogs and Toads (Anura): The Timetree of Life

http://www.timetree.org/public/data/pdf/Bossuyt2009Chap49.pdf

Salamanders (Caudata): The Timetree of Life

http://www.timetree.org/public/data/pdf/Vieites2009Chap50.pdf

Caecilians (Gymnophiona): The Timetree of Life

http://www.timetree.org/public/data/pdf/Gower2009Chap51.pdf

Túngara Frogs, Mike Ryan Lab, University of Texas

http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/ryan/multi_media.html 

Cued Hatching of Arboreal Frogs, Karen Warkentin Lab, Boston University

http://sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/video-library/ 

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, USGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbu1HUmf-_g 

How to Swab an Amphibian to Detect Bd, Vance Vredenburg Lab, San Francisco State University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOSG_UYyAY

Breviceps: Amplexus by Gluing and Parental Care by the Female

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mISMwN-0ggE

Frogs’ Tongues

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/watch-frog-s-tongue-ultrasoft-shock-absorber 

Frogs Use Their Eyes to Swallow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUbx1tBnpG0 

Red-Cheeked Salamander, Plethodon shermani: Tailwalk and Spermatophore Transfer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UIpOcmejvI 

Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris): Courtship and Spermatophore Transfer

https://www.arkive.org/smooth-newt/triturus-vulgaris/video-09a.html 

Parental Care by Glass Frogs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/smithsonian-earth/translucent-wonders/ 

Coevolution of Toxic Salamanders and Their Snake Predators

https://youtu.be/-bVowxq8IVM

Metamorphosis and Paedomorphosis of Tiger Salamanders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwAguHqYnU 

Birth of a Viviparous Caecilian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lAfOTR9tY4 

Skin-Eating (Dermatophagous) Baby Caecilians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMvL4zOLSeM 

Parental Care by an African Bullfrog

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161213-giant-frog-cares-for-babies 

Amphibian ecology and population declines, Karen Lips Lab, University of Maryland

http://lipslab.weebly.com/ 

 

 

Cane toads in Oz, Rick Shine Lab, University of Sydney

http://www.canetoadsinoz.com/ 

Sex and the Suburban Frog: Environmental Pharmaceutical Release, David Skelly Lab, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

http://environment.yale.edu/profile/skelly/multimedia

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