Flea Toads, Dwarf Pygmy Goby Fish and Bumblebee Bats: Researcher Aims to Solve the Riddle of Miniature Animals
September 06, 2024
September 06, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news:
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Just seven millimetres long, flea toads are among the smallest vertebrates on Earth. Despite their diminutive size, their organs and functions hardly differ from animals a thousand times larger. While examples of extreme miniaturisation abound in nature, just how these creatures get so small remains a scientific mystery. Now, a researcher from the University of Copenha . . .
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Just seven millimetres long, flea toads are among the smallest vertebrates on Earth. Despite their diminutive size, their organs and functions hardly differ from animals a thousand times larger. While examples of extreme miniaturisation abound in nature, just how these creatures get so small remains a scientific mystery. Now, a researcher from the University of Copenha . . .