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Predation by Amphibians and Small Mammals on the Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [PDF]

, 2017
Stomach-content analyses of pitfall-trapped amphibians and small mammals showed that the eastern American toad, Bujo americanus americanus, and the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, preyed on late instars and moths of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura ...
Crawford, Hewlette S, Jr., Hunter, Malcolm L, Jr., Jennings, Daniel T   +2 more
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High Evolutionary Potential Maintained in Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Populations Inhabiting Urban Drainage Ponds

Diversity, 2023
Urbanisation leading to habitat change and fragmentation is a recognised global threat to biodiversity. However, it may also offer opportunities for some species.
Robert Jehle, Jeanette Hall, Samantha A. Hook, Sarenta King, Kirsty MacArthur, Alexandre Miró, Marcia Rae, David O’Brien   +7 more
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Trachemys gaigeae [PDF]

, 2004
Number of Pages: 6Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., Stuart, James N.
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Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a neornithischian dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the western USA

Royal Society Open Science
Although their remains have been known since the 1870s, the small, bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the western USA remain poorly known. The historic type specimens are incomplete and poorly preserved and have
Susannah C. R. Maidment, Paul M. Barrett
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The global prevalence of Spirometra parasites in snakes, frogs, dogs, and cats: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
Background Spirometra infection is aneglected food‐ and waterborne disease with worldwide distribution. Objectives The present study aims to estimate the global prevalence of Spirometra species in snakes, frogs, dogs and cats. Methods Multiple databases (
Milad Badri, Meysam Olfatifar, Amir KarimiPourSaryazdi, Leila Zaki, Luis Manuel Madeira de Carvalho, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Fatemeh Barikbin, Parisa Madani, Aida Vafae Eslahi   +8 more
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Artificial Waterholes for European Bison as Biodiversity Hotspots in Forest Ecosystems: Ecological Effects of Species Reintroduction Activities

Diversity, 2023
Despite the growing population of European bison (Bison bonasus), it is necessary to plan the reintroduction of these animals to new areas. Reintroduction of European bison often requires the improvement of natural conditions. Such preparatory activities
Katarzyna Anna Thor, Krystian Adam Ołdak, Daniel Klich, Karolina Gajewska, Bartłomiej Popczyk, Krzysztof Klimaszewski, Wanda Olech   +6 more
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WHAT IS A HERPETOLOGIST AND HOW CAN I BECOME ONE? [PDF]

, 2014
The following is the first in the JNAH series in which we address a variety of topics on herpetology based on essays from our upcoming book “How to Be a Herpetologist,”.
Dorcas, Michael E., Gibbons, J. Whittfield   +1 more
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First evidence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in Hong Kong amphibian trade.

PLoS ONE, 2014
The emerging infectious amphibian diseases caused by amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd) and ranaviruses are responsible for global amphibian population declines and extinctions.
Jonathan E Kolby, Kristine M Smith, Lee Berger, William B Karesh, Asa Preston, Allan P Pessier, Lee F Skerratt   +6 more
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Potential Threat of an Invasive Fish Species for Two Native Newts Inhabiting Wetlands of Europe Vulnerable to Climate Change

Diversity, 2023
In the modern world, when the problems of the environment are most acutely associated with climate change, amphibians are considered to be the most vulnerable group of anamniotes as an indicator of the state of wetlands.
Mihails Pupins, Oksana Nekrasova, Oleksii Marushchak, Volodymyr Tytar, Kathrin Theissinger, Andris Čeirāns, Arturs Skute, Jean-Yves Georges   +7 more
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Heterodon nasicus [PDF]

, 1999
Number of Pages: 10Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Eckerman, Curtis M., Walley, Harlan D.
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