Polymelia Some Malformations Amelia Ectromelia Anophthalmia Why are amphibians so susceptible to mutations What is causing the malformations North American Reporting Center ID: 257565
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Amphibian malformations and declineSlide2
Polymelia
Some Malformations
AmeliaSlide3
Ectromelia
AnophthalmiaSlide4
Why are amphibians so susceptible to mutations?Slide5
What is causing the malformations?
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North American Reporting Center
for Amphibian Malformations
OhioSlide7
Amphibian declines
Bufo periglenes
Atelopus ebenoides marinkellei
Atelopus nahumaeSlide8
Declining Amphibian PopulationsSlide9
Hotspots of Amphibian Decline
Source: http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/index.html
In the U.S., declines are particularly serious in California,
the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, and Puerto Rico.
Worldwide, decline "hot spots" also include Australia and Central America.Slide10
Bufo boreas
Bufo baxteriSlide11
Why care about amphibian declines/malformations?Slide12
Ecosystem structure and functionSlide13
Why else do we care?