191 History Inside Frog DNA

Herpetological Highlights

This episode we chat about the thousands of frog ancestors whose stories can still be heard in the DNA of modern frogs. How did these frogs from the past deal with dramatic changes, and is modern urbanisation having a sizable effect today?

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Main Paper References:

Moran PA, Bosse M, Mariën J, Halfwerk W. 2024. Genomic footprints of (pre) colonialism: Population declines in urban and forest túngara frogs coincident with historical human activity. Molecular Ecology 33:e17258. DOI: 10.1111/mec.17258.

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Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

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