the case of the lamps on frogs of the Philippines our first a new set of
Philippines our first a new set of
Philippines our first a new set of knowledge in understanding evolution
knowledge in understanding evolution
knowledge in understanding evolution specially convergent evolution is linear
specially convergent evolution is linear
specially convergent evolution is linear species for sure close-up view this fall
species for sure close-up view this fall
species for sure close-up view this fall but it sounds a bit like other ones
evolutionary biologists think that if
evolutionary biologists think that if empty habitat and niche space is
empty habitat and niche space is
empty habitat and niche space is available species will be drawn into it
available species will be drawn into it
available species will be drawn into it and form these unique types frogs invade
and form these unique types frogs invade
and form these unique types frogs invade an island archipelago there’s no frogs
an island archipelago there’s no frogs
an island archipelago there’s no frogs here occupying that space there’s a nope
here occupying that space there’s a nope
here occupying that space there’s a nope no competitors and then they’re free to
no competitors and then they’re free to
no competitors and then they’re free to adapt into all those types of ecological
adapt into all those types of ecological
adapt into all those types of ecological niches
in the past 20 years we found over 50
in the past 20 years we found over 50 new frogs in the country and what we
new frogs in the country and what we
new frogs in the country and what we found how it was actually you know
found how it was actually you know
found how it was actually you know dumbfounding from each new locality that
dumbfounding from each new locality that
dumbfounding from each new locality that we surveyed we practically found a
we surveyed we practically found a
we surveyed we practically found a completely new set of phibian fauna you
completely new set of phibian fauna you
completely new set of phibian fauna you think we’ll be doing this until we were
think we’ll be doing this until we were
think we’ll be doing this until we were 16 or something I hope so
16 or something I hope so
16 or something I hope so the most exciting part for us was that
the most exciting part for us was that
the most exciting part for us was that the previous idea of relationships in
the previous idea of relationships in
the previous idea of relationships in this group appeared to be wrong and that
this group appeared to be wrong and that
this group appeared to be wrong and that this was a case of not three or four
this was a case of not three or four
this was a case of not three or four types of frogs in the Philippines there
types of frogs in the Philippines there
types of frogs in the Philippines there were each other’s closest relatives
were each other’s closest relatives
were each other’s closest relatives but in fact that many of these types had
but in fact that many of these types had
but in fact that many of these types had evolved many times in this case in
evolved many times in this case in
evolved many times in this case in response the environment the same these
response the environment the same these
response the environment the same these are obviously wider toads
are obviously wider toads
are obviously wider toads they’re pretty close even though they do
they’re pretty close even though they do
they’re pretty close even though they do better you know it’s at this point when
better you know it’s at this point when
better you know it’s at this point when we find line stone frogs it’s very
we find line stone frogs it’s very
we find line stone frogs it’s very obvious to us that they are this
obvious to us that they are this
obvious to us that they are this specialized form that exists solely on
specialized form that exists solely on
specialized form that exists solely on limestone when we go to those areas and
limestone when we go to those areas and
limestone when we go to those areas and there may be other frogs that live in
there may be other frogs that live in
there may be other frogs that live in and around that environment as well but
and around that environment as well but
and around that environment as well but when we find one of these specialists
when we find one of these specialists
when we find one of these specialists limestone karst frogs they are obviously
limestone karst frogs they are obviously
limestone karst frogs they are obviously a different type of frog than the other
a different type of frog than the other
a different type of frog than the other frogs we may find on the forest floor up
frogs we may find on the forest floor up
frogs we may find on the forest floor up in the trees and that’s the one that we
in the trees and that’s the one that we
in the trees and that’s the one that we identify as the habitat structure a
identify as the habitat structure a
identify as the habitat structure a little specialist that is really honed
little specialist that is really honed
little specialist that is really honed in on this limestone environment and are
in on this limestone environment and are
in on this limestone environment and are utilizing it in a unique way
we believe that the story of limestone
we believe that the story of limestone frogs
frogs
frogs its diversity its evolutionary history
its diversity its evolutionary history
its diversity its evolutionary history will provide more avenues for deeper
will provide more avenues for deeper
will provide more avenues for deeper understanding on how evolution of
understanding on how evolution of
understanding on how evolution of biodiversity especially in island
biodiversity especially in island
biodiversity especially in island archipelagos actually works
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