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Three mountain yellow-legged frogs perched on a rock.

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Roland Knapp

The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is recovering in Yosemite, a beacon of hope for amphibian conservation.

August 26, 2002

EXTINCTION RATES OF PLANTS ARE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT

August 12, 2002

HUMANS ARE "HARDWIRED" TO DETECT CHEATERS, SAY UC SANTA BARBARA RESEARCHERS IN NEW STUDY

June 17, 2002

Studies of Spider's Silk Reveal Unusual Strength

June 3, 2002

PROTOZOAN CHOSEN FOR GENOME SEQUENCING, RESULTING FROM PROPOSAL BY UC SANTA BARBARA PROFESSOR

May 29, 2002

ECOLOGISTS SIMPLIFY POPULATION THEORY

May 22, 2002

INSECT YIELDS CLUES TO EVOLUTION OF SPECIES THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION

May 9, 2002

BIOLOGISTS TAKE NEW LOOK AT METABOLISM

November 13, 2001

Skeletons in the Closet: Researcher Estimates Invalid Species Names

October 18, 2001

SEXUAL VS. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION: SCIENTISTS FIND SEX WINS

October 11, 2001

UCSB RESEARCHER RECEIVES TOP ORNITHOLOGY AWARD

October 10, 2001

UCSB EXPERT TO TRAIN RED CROSS WORKERS IN TRAUMA COUNSELING

September 13, 2001

CANCER-PREVENTING GENE PROTECTS AGAINST STRESS AND EXTENDS LIFE SPAN IN WORMS

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