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Moore et al. studied the common wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, and observed that their spermatozoa joined together via hooked structures on their heads and swam en masse in a train, enabling them to ...
According to a new study, a new species of killifish, Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been found in seasonal swamps in the ephemeral marshes of Kenya’s historic Gongoni Forest at the coast.
Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning 'pertaining to the ... Mar. 11, 2025 — A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years.
Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning 'pertaining to the ... Mar. 11, 2025 — A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years.
A newly discovered species of killifish, Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been formally described in the journal Zootaxa. Critically endangered, this fish was sampled during fieldwork in 2017 and 2018 ...
While technically the same species as the wood frog mentioned earlier, the Alaskan population of Lithobates sylvaticus deserves special recognition for taking freeze tolerance to extreme levels. These ...
Wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus). The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 CA, via Wikimedia Commons. The wood frog has mastered the art of cryogenic survival. In harsh winter climates, it survives by allowing ...