How Red Eyed Tree Frog Embryos Hatch Early to Escape Dangerous Predators

By: dkeefe () in faculty

Karen Warkentin, Boston University professor of biology, Marc Seid of the University of Scranton, [...]and Boston University PhD student Kristina Cohen show how Red Eyed Tree Frog embryos release an enzyme allowing them to hatch early in order to escape dangerous predators such as snakes. Video courtesy of The Company of Biologists

Tags: biology, marine biology, red eyed tree frog, red eyed tree frog embryo, karen warkentin, kristina cohen

• 154 love it
• 0
• 571