Competition between regulatory processes in Amphibians: Testing the effects of physical and physiological factors on thermoregulation and hydroregulation

体温的调节对许多动物都很重要，它会影响生长和繁殖等过程。然而，目前尚不清楚湿皮动物能在多大程度上控制体温，因为蒸发。了解青蛙的这一点对于了解它们的栖息地要求以及气候变化、栖息地改变和甘蔗蟾蜍入侵对其种群的影响至关重要。两栖动物在世界范围内正在减少，在制定有效的管理计划之前，需要研究这些动物与物理环境相互作用的基本方式。澳大利亚青蛙独特的生理特征使这里成为世界上进行这项研究的最佳地点。

Regulation of body temperature is important for many animals, and it influences processes such as growth and reproduction. However, it is not clear to what extent wet-skinned animals can control body temperature because of evaporation. Understanding this about frogs is crucial to understanding their habitat requirements and the effects of climate change, habitat modification, and the invasion of cane toads on their populations. Amphibians are in decline worldwide, and research into the basic ways that these animals interact with the physical environment is needed before effective management plans can be produced. The unique physiological characteristics of Australian frogs make this is the best place in the world to do this research.