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Amphibious Movement of Microrobots Inspired by Water Spiders

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by the water strider, a novel microrobot is designed to maintain amphibious mobility in complex environments. It retains the ability to traverse the air‐liquid interface and perform directional movement within sophisticated, multifaceted environments, including complex gastric wall structures, with precise controllability.
Xiao Hu, Run Ouyang, Zhuhao Shi, Wanqiong Tao, Zuchao Zhu, Peifeng Lin, Jianzhong Lin, Luca Brandt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

People, forest and tortoise: Perception and stated behavior of forest dependent communities on critically endangered elongated tortoise

Trees, Forests and People
The elongated tortoise Indotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1854), is one of the most widespread tortoises of Indo-Malayan region yet is listed as critically endangered species in the IUCN Red List. In Nepal, elongated tortoises were widespread in lowland areas.
Chandra Mani Aryal, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Bishal Sharma, Narayan Niraula, Jyoti Dhamala   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contributions to an up-date of the Red List of wild species from the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Part I. Amphibians [PDF]

Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2013
Up to the present in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (DDBR) there were recorded 11 native amphibian taxa (10 species and one hybrid). The first Red List of the wild species from DDBR was drafted in 1999 and printed in 2000.
TÖRÖK Zsolt Csaba
doaj   +1 more source

Amphibians and reptiles encountered during an expedition to Panama [PDF]

, 2023
.—During a recent expedition to five protected areas in Panama (Parque Nacional Volcán Barú andReserva Forestal Fortuna, Chiriquí Province; Parque Nacional Santa Fe, Veraguas Province; Parque Nacional Darien,Rancho Frío, Darien Province; and Mamoni ...
Villanueva-Maldonado, Rene, Estrada-García, Alejandro, Porras-Ramírez, Cristian, Batista, Abel, Barrio Amorós, Cesar Luis, Quiroz, Michelle   +5 more
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A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multirobot Aerial Soft Manipulator for Floating Litter Collection

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A multirobot aerial manipulator enables autonomous floating litter collection by controlling the shape of a flexible rope equipped with a hook‐based tool. Adaptive rope‐shape planning enhances grasping performance while reducing tension, demonstrating the potential of aerial robots for floating litter removal. Removing floating litter from water bodies
Antonio González‐Morgado, Sander Smits, Guillermo Heredia, Anibal Ollero, Alexandre Krupa, François Chaumette, Fabien Spindler, Antonio Franchi, Chiara Gabellieri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The amphibians and reptiles of the Altamaha River, Georgia [PDF]

, 2012
Field surveys of 59 sites conducted in 1999–2012 and a review of existing museum specimens documented 29 species of amphibians (13 salamanders, 16 anurans) and 36 species of reptiles (1 crocodilian, 5 lizards, 19 snakes, 11 turtles) from the Altamaha ...
Stackhouse, Jill, Stevenson, Dirk J.
core   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The direct cost of amphibian metamorphosis: insights from body weight loss in facultative paedomorphs

BMC Biology
Background Metamorphosis is a key event in the life history of many organisms, including amphibians, because it can involve abrupt changes in morphology and habitat.
Mathieu Denoël, Anthony G. E. Mathiron, Sarah Baouch, Jean-Paul Lena   +3 more
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Amphibians and reptiles of C. E. Miller Ranch and the Sierra Vieja, Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, USA

ZooKeys, 2018
We report the occurrence of 50 species of amphibians and reptiles recently collected on C. E. Miller Ranch and the Sierra Vieja in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas, USA and describe their perceived distribution and abundance across various habitat ...
Drew R. Davis, Travis J. LaDuc
doaj   +3 more sources