Using environmental DNA for detection of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in natural water
Environmental DNA, 2020 Rapid, early, and reliable detection of invasive pathogenic microorganisms is essential in order to either predict or delineate an outbreak, and monitor appropriate mitigation measures. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans is expanding in
Annemarieke Spitzen ‐ van der Sluijs +9 more
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Fold Walker: An Origami‐Inspired Quadruped Robot for Multipattern Locomotion and Object Grasping
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article presents Fold Walker, an origami‐inspired quadruped robot capable of multipattern locomotion and object grasping. With each leg featuring two rotational folds, the robot can transform from a flat 2D configuration into complex 3D poses. Furthermore, its trunk and legs can be one‐shot 3D printed as a unified structure, greatly simplifying ...
Yilun Sun
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Mixed‐Dimensional Floating Gate Phototransistors for Mixed‐Modal In‐Sensor Reservoir Computing
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Designing bio‐inspired multisensory neuromorphic devices holds significant importance for low‐power and high‐efficiency computing. Here, the authors introduce a floating‐gate phototransistor based on the mixed‐dimensional heterostructure of 0D‐CsPbBr3 QDs and 2D‐MoS2 few layers.
Weilun Ouyang +9 more
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Dryophylax chaquensis (Bergna & Álvarez, 1993) (Serpentes, Colubridae): first record from Cochabamba Department and a geographic range extension in Bolivia [PDF]
Check ListWe present novel distributional information on the little-known snake species Dryophylax chaquensis (Bergna & Álvarez, 1993) in Bolivia, including the first record from Cochabamba Department.
Luis R. Rivas +5 more
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Quantitative evidence for the effects of multiple drivers on continental-scale amphibian declines
Scientific Reports, 2016 Since amphibian declines were first proposed as a global phenomenon over a quarter century ago, the conservation community has made little progress in halting or reversing these trends.
E. Grant +25 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Soft robotics, featuring intrinsic compliance and biomimetic adaptability, emerges as transformative in next‐generation intelligent systems. This review outlines how advancements in four foundational domains—actuation, materials, manufacturing, and control—drive the evolution of bioinspired intelligent soft robotics, poised to redefine the boundaries ...
Xiaopeng Wang +7 more
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Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2019 Background We use taxonomy to organize the world into recognizable units. Folk taxonomy deals with the naming and classification of organisms through culture. Unlike its scientific counterpart, folk taxonomy is mostly undocumented, the Zoological Code of
Fortunate M. Phaka +3 more
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The Role of Reproductive Technologies in Amphibian Conservation Breeding Programs.
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2019 Anthropogenic environmental change has led to unprecedented rates of species extinction, presenting a major threat to global biodiversity. Among vertebrates, amphibians have been most severely impacted, with an estimated 41% of species now threatened ...
Aimee J. Silla, Phillip G. Byrne
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Spatiotemporal Adaptations‐Driven Dynamic Thra Activation Simulates a Skin Wound Healing Response
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study uncovers the thyroid hormone receptor Thra as a pivotal regulator that spatiotemporally orchestrates dual‐phase skin repair. Epidermal Thra accelerates barrier restoration via glutathione‐driven keratin assembly, while dermal Thra establishes angiogenic niches through SAA3‐FN1‐mediated matrix remodeling.
Zeming Li +15 more
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Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna
Communications Biology, 2022 Melanesia, centred on the vast tropical island of New Guinea, is shown to have the most diverse and intact insular frog fauna in the world.
Paul M. Oliver +15 more
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