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Biology of barking frogsThe Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) is a direct-developing species that occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Throughout much of their range Barking Frogs are rarely encountered as they are only surface active for a few weeks following the onset of heavy spring and summer rains. Because of this secretive nature, Barking Frogs are notoriously difficult to study. We are using cutting-edge genomics tools and integrative studies to reveal the biology of these fascinating, but poorly understood frogs.
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Project overview
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We are using physiology, genome-wide SNP assays, and cDNA library synthesis to explore the biology of barking frogs.
Relevant Publications: Streicher, J.W., Devitt, T.J., Goldberg, C.S., Malone, J.H., Blackmon, H. and M.K. Fujita. 2014. Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs. Molecular Ecology 23: 3273–3291. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.12814] Streicher, J.W. and M.K. Fujita. 2014. Observations on the captive maintenance and reproduction of the Balcones Barking Frog, Craugastor augusti latrans. Herpetological Review 45 (1): 49–51. |
Collaborators
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Matthew Fujita - Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
Tom Devitt - Environmental Scientist, City of Austin Watershed Protection Department, Austin, Texas, USA John Malone - Assistant Professor, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA Caren Goldberg - Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA Heath Blackmon - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Corey Roelke - Lecturer, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA Michael Hedrick, Professor, California State University East Bay, Hayward, California, USA Dane Crossley, Associate Professor, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA Shakuntala Devi Gopal, MRes student, University College London, London, UK |
