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Evolution of research on global amphibian declines. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract In the late 1980s, the scientific community became aware of severe, enigmatic amphibian population declines. These declines triggered a wave of research focused on quantifying their extent and identifying key drivers. We used text‐analysis techniques, including topic modeling and geoparsing, to examine the evolution of research focused on ...
Crawford-Ash J +6 more
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Evolutionary and environmental determinants of heat tolerance and acclimation capacity in herpetofauna. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Exploring heat tolerance and acclimation capacity can provide an effective approach to evaluating species’ sensitivity to extremely high temperatures due to climate warming. Despite some work on amphibian and reptile thermophysiological adaptation, related questions remain. We reviewed the literature to provide a synthesis of worldwide data on
Sun Z +8 more
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding facilitates integrative conservation assessments and species rediscoveries in tropical biodiversity hotspots [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an emerging and versatile tool in biodiversity research. With recent advances in field sampling techniques, this approach becomes increasingly suited for application in tropical ecosystems where biodiversity ...
Amadeus Plewnia +19 more
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Evaluating protected areas' coverage of threats to terrestrial biodiversity. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Protected areas (PAs) are vital for biodiversity conservation and have expanded globally. However, increasing pressures on biodiversity make it difficult to achieve conservation goals. Using threat probability maps based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and the World Database of Protected Areas, we analyzed the ...
Pulido-Chadid K, Rahbek C, Geldmann J.
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar cambios en la diversidad taxonómica y funcional de anfibios en 9 coberturas vegetales en un paisaje altamente fragmentado en los Andes de Colombia.
Fabio Zabala-Forero +1 more
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Description of the male of Craugastor yucatanensis (Lynch, 1965) (Anura, Craugastoridae), its advertisement call, and additional data on females [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 The male of Craugastor yucatanensis (Lynch, 1965) is described for the first time, as the original description was based on four females. The advertisement call is described and additional morphological data on females are presented. Also, information is
Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez +5 more
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HERPETOFAUNA DE LOS HUMEDALES LA BOLSA Y CHARCO DE ORO, ANDALUCÍA, VALLE DEL CAUCA, COLOMBIA
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 2023 Durante marzo y junio del año 2010 se caracterizaron los ensambles de anfibios y reptiles de los humedales Charco de Oro y La Bolsa ubicados en el municipio de Andalucía (Valle del Cauca, Colombia).
Raúl Pedroza-Banda +1 more
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Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 2022 Guayasamin JM, runner RM, Valencia-Aguilar A, Franco- Mena D, Ringler E, Medina Armijos A, Morochz C, Bustamante L, Maynard RJ, Culebras J. 2022.
Mauricio Rivera-Correa
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Pathogens in anurans from a seasonal tropical environment in Guanajuato, Mexico
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 Patógenos en los anuros de un ambiente tropical estacional en Guanajuato (México) En el presente estudio se caracterizaron las especies de bacterias y hongos de una comunidad de ranas de un ambiente tropical estacional en el Área Natural Protegida (ANP ...
A. Leyte-Manrique +4 more
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, 2001 Number of Pages: 3Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Birt, Randy A., Powell, Robert
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