In today's episode, Clara discusses the peculiar observations of blue frogs in Nova Scotia. This episode will also look at the mutations in green frogs that make them appear blue.

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Sources:

Rare 'blue' frog spotted in Nova Scotia | CTV News

C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. (2023). Frogs of the United States and Canada. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Frog Species in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) - PMC (nih.gov)

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It’s not easy being green, but rare blue frog finds fame in Chance Harbour | CBC.ca

'I thought it was a piece of plastic': Rare blue frog spotted by hiker near Oxford (cbc.ca)

In this episode, Emily discusses the somber topic of infant formula advertisements that have led to tragedy within developing nations. This episode sheds light on Nestle's role in these advertisements and how they have led to the death of children worldwide. Please note this episode discusses the death of children and may not be suitable for everyone.

email:ruyapodcast@outlook.com

Instagram: @rightupyouralgaepodcast

Sources:

25: The Formula - Swindled (swindledpodcast.com)

Sugar: for Nestlé, not all babies are equal | Public Eye

The Baby Killer Nestle : Mike Muller : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Barriers to Breastfeeding in the United States - The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)

Breastfeeding (who.int)

Beyond the infant formula business there is resistance | AIMS

In this episode we will look at different ways that animals cool off in the hot weather.

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Email: ruyapodcast@outlook.com

Sources:

https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-keep-cats-cool-in-summer/

https://vetericyn.com/blog/horse-sweat/#:~:text=Horses%20have%20different%20sweat%20glands,sweat%20mostly%20through%20eccrine%20glands.&text=Apocrine%20glands%20produce%20sweat%20that,more%20protein%20and%20fewer%20electrolytes.

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2355/2023/html/view#:~:text=When%20sheep%20and%20goats%20overheat,the%20ears%20and%20lower%20legs

https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu/articles/animal-handling-during-heat-stress/#Introduction

https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.acadiau.ca:9443/science/article/pii/S0047248418301519?via%3Dihub

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773238/

https://www.livescience.com/59254-facts-about-sweating.html

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What's in a name? maybe more than you think. This episode gives a look into the ecology and history of the Jijuktu'kwejk River in Nova Scotia as well as how you can help! Learn what Emily has been up to this summer with the non-profit the Jijuktu'kwejk Watershed Alliance in the newest episode of Right up your Algae.

Governor Edward Cornwallis: http://www.danielnpaul.com/GovernorEdwardCornwallis.html

Mi'kmaq Chief wants Cornwallis River Renamed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-chief-wants-cornwallis-river-renamed-1.1063182

COSEWIC Wood Turtle: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/wood-turtle-2018.html

COSEWIC Bank Swallow: https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_hirondelle_rivage_bank_swallow_1213_e.pdf

Hands off those wild leeks: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/hand-off-those-wild-leeks/

Wild Leeks and the Ethics of Foraging: https://northcountryfare.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/wild-leeks-and-the-ethics-of-foraging/

Today's episode will examine dandelions' uses in medicine, cuisine, and environmental remediation.

Instagram: @rightupyouralgaepodcast

Email: ruyapodcast@outlook.com

Sources:

Differences Between Protista & Monera | Sciencing

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Dandelion Plants as a Biomonitor of Urban Area Contamination by Heavy Metal.

An ethnobotanical survey of the Gollak region, Kosovo

Ethnopharmacognostic survey on the natural ingredients used in folk cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and remedies for healing skin diseases in the inland Marches, Central-Eastern, Italy.

The origin of Taraxacum agamospecies.

Genetic variation across VNTR loci in central North American Taraxacum surveyed at different spatial scales

Ethnobotanical survey of traditionally used plants in human therapy of east, north and northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic plants of Himachal Pradesh

Flavonoids, cinnamic acids and coumarins from the different tissues and medicinal preparations of Taraxacum officinale.

On today's episodes, Clara and Emily recount 7 news stories about new developments in biology, ecology, and environmental science.

Sources:

Story 1:

https://wwf.panda.org/

http://lynx.panda.org/

https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/wildlife_practice/profiles/mammals/iberian_lynx/ibelynx_ecology_habitat/

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/iberian-lynx-back-brink-extinction-conservation-efforts-rcna158276

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93673-z

https://www.iucn.org/about-iucn

Story 2:

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103939084

Story3:

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/heathland-habitat/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.11535

https://www.popsci.com/science/australia-lizard-heath-goanna/

Story4:

https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/new-dinosaur-named-lokiceratops/

Story 5:

https://theconversation.com/ca

Story 6:

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7230250

Story 7:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/elephant-names-1.7231387

Other:

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/

https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/

https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/news/a-guide-to-the-iberian-lynx/

We ain't lion. Lion prides are some of the most unique social structures among terrestrial mammals. Listen to Emily show Clara the wonderful world of Africa's most iconic animal, the purpose of manes, and some female lions whose new look shocked scientists.

Palmer, Meredith S., Natalia Borrego, and Craig Packer. (2023) "Social Strategies of the African Lion." Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators: Hunting and Surviving as Families. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 7-45.

West, P. M., and Packer, C. (2002). Sexual selection, temperature, and the lion’s mane. Science 297, 1339–1343.

University of Minnesota (2024). Social Behaviour, Lion Research Center.

Emily P. Mitchell, Adrian Tordiffe, Peter Caldwell, A case for ovarian transdifferentiation in six adult captive masculinized lionesses (Panthera leo) in South Africa: Pathological evidence, Theriogenology Wild, Volume 1, 2022, 100012, ISSN 2773-093X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2022.100012

Blanchard, D. Caroline. "Of lion manes and human beards: some unusual effects of the interaction between aggression and sociality." Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 3 (2010): 945.

Sogbohossou, E. A., Bauer, H., Loveridge, A., Funston, P. J., De Snoo, G. R., Sinsin, B., & De Iongh, H. H. (2014). Social structure of lions (Panthera leo) is affected by management in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin. PLoS One, 9(1), e84674.

Gilfillan, G. D., McNutt, J. W., Vitale, J. D. T., Iongh, H. H., & Golabek, K. (2017). Rare observation of the existence and masculine behaviour of maned lionesses in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 55(3), 383–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12360