by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Baby gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) © Chris Potin, via Wikimedia Commons Testudines failed to colonise dry land on the world’s largest island because of its combination of salt and fire. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Australia is the only vegetated continent...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Mitchell grass down, Wilson River Catchment © John Robert McPherson A mutilator of more than just bamboos. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Mitchell grassland, the most extensive treeless grassland in Australia, is surprisingly poor in indigenous grazers. It is safe to...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Common frog (Rana temporaria) © Jörg Hempel, via Wikimedia Commons A mutilator of more than just bamboos. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Any species of mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian that eats mainly ants and termites deserves to be called myrmecophagous – a technical...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
Frogspawn photo © Geoff Galice via Wikipedia Commons An oxymoronic devotion to larvae. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “Direct care of eggs and larvae has evolved repeatedly in many families of amphibians, with frogs using particularly diverse parental tactics. Some frogs...
by BioEdge | Jun 15, 2020 | Biobullets
A Leaf Green Tree Frog (Litoria phyllochroa) photo from Wikipedia Four wet legs need not damp evolution. Prof. Mumblebard claims: “In the evolution of vertebrates from fishes to mammals, amphibians represent the primitive stage of transition from water to land. To...
