SIUE Research on "Clumsy" Pumpkin Toadlets Gains International Attention
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A small frog is making big headlines thanks to the intriguing findings of researchers, led by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Richard Essner, PhD.
Key Points:
- Now, brightly colored Pumpkin Toadlets and the researchers' findings are taking Twitter by storm.
- Additionally, Science Advances' metric measuring attention on research places the scholarship among the top 5% ever, with related headlines spanning more than nine countries.
- "We discovered that this group of miniaturized frogs from Brazil, known as Pumpkin Toadlets, are unable to control their landings," Essner said.
- Pumpkin Toadlets and other miniaturized frogs have the smallest semicircular canals known among adult vertebrates.