British zoologist Lancelot Hogben was studying African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) when he noticed that their skin color would change depending on the growing environment. He hypothesized that ...

More information: Ben J Evans et al, Rapid Sex Chromosome Turnover in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus) and the Origins of New Sex Chromosomes, Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024). DOI ...

A female African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, was housed at the Biological Resources Facility of North Carolina State University in a tank with two other females. The frog was ∼1.5 years old and ...

Scientists are making use of Xenopus tadpoles to study autism risk genes. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal ...