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Reintroduction success of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) in a lowland stream in the Netherlands

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) disappeared in half of its former range in the Netherlands. A reintroduction effort from 2014 to 2018 aimed at re-establishing a population in the Reusel Stream.
Schiphouwer Martijn E.   +4 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Chong’an Moustache Toad, Leptobrachium liui (Pope, 1947) with a phylogenetic analysis of Megophryidae

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The Chong’an Mustache Toad, Leptobrachium liui (Pope, 1947) is a Chinese endemic species, inhabiting the mountain streams with rich vegetation in southeastern China. The first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of L.
Zi-Yong Xiang   +5 more
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Morphology of Peripheral Blood Cells from Various Species of Turkish Herpetofauna

open access: yesActa Herpetologica, 2010
In this study, measurements of morphological and size parameters of peripheral blood cells (erythrocyte, leucocyte, thrombocyte) on blood smear preparation devices stained with Wright’s stain were given for 87 species from Turkish herpetofauna (19 ...
Hüseyin ARIKAN, Kerim CICEK
doaj   +1 more source

Undergraduate Research in the Time of COVID: a Remote Imaging Protocol for Socially Distanced Students Studying Wildlife

open access: yesJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered many university research labs because campuses are closed, and faculty and students lack productive ways of working remotely.
Dr. Manuela Tripepi, Dr. Tobias Landberg
doaj   +1 more source

The first complete mitochondrial DNA of the Chinese short-limbed skink (Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray, 1845) determined by next-generation sequencing

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) for the Chinese short-limbed skink (Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray, 1845) was described by using next-generation sequencing. The total length of mtDNA was 16,840 bp, which contained 13 PCGs (COI-III, ND1-6, ND4L, ATP6,
Jun-Jie Zhong   +5 more
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Effects of aminoperimidine on electrolyte transport across amphibian skin [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
The effect of aminoperimidine (AP)on transepithelial Na+ transport and Cl- conductance (G(Cl)) of isolated amphibian skin (Bufo viridis and Rana esculenta) was analyzed using transepithelial and intracellular electrophysiological techniques.
Shalitin, Y., Nagel, W., Katz, U.
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Genome elimination from the germline cells in diploid and triploid male water frogs Pelophylax esculentus

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Hybridogenesis is a hemiclonal reproductive strategy in diploid and triploid hybrids. Our study model is a frog P. esculentus (diploid RL and triploids RLL and RRL), a natural hybrid between P. lessonae (LL) and P. ridibundus (RR).
Magdalena Chmielewska   +7 more
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Inbred strains of Xenopus tropicalis show morphological and genetic variation

open access: yesScientific Reports
The emergence of individuality and morphological divergence within a population is crucial for evolutionary potential. This study investigated genetic and phenotypic variation among four inbred strains of Xenopus tropicalis, a promising model amphibian ...
Takeshi Igawa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Level of Pesticide Contamination in Amphibians from Cocoa Plantations at Ojo Camp-Ugboke, Southern Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023
Amphibian skin is extremely permeable to environmental contaminants and their health is inextricably linked to environmental health. Hence the objective of this study was to evaluate the level of pesticide contamination in amphibian tissues and their ...
O. Edo-Taiwo, M. S. O. Aisien
doaj   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genome of Hynobius dunni (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) and its phylogenetic position

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
Hynobius dunni is a salamander species of the genus Hynobius endemically distributed in eastern Kyushu in southwestern Japan. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence and clarified the phylogenetic position of this species.
Takeshi Igawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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