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La posición taxonómica del sapo andino Bufo poeppigii ha sido objeto de controversia desde su descripción por Tschudi en el siglo XIX. Ello se ha debido a su parecido con Bufo marinus y a que ambas especies pueden encontrarse juntas en algunas ...
Ignacio De la Riva
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Exerodonta smaragdina (ANURA: HYLIDAE)
The note consists of a new municipal registry for the emerald tree frog (Exerodonta smaragdina), expanding its distribution 92 km to the northwest of its closest registry.
Salvador Siordia Galindo+1 more
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Leptodactylus pentadactylus [PDF]
Number of Pages: 48Integrative BiologyGeological ...
de Sá, Rafael O.+2 more
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ABSTRACT The genus Elachistocleis comprises fossorial frogs distributed throughout Central and South America. Despite their wide distribution, species such as Elachistocleis helianneae Caramaschi, 2010 (Anura: Microhylidae) are poorly documented due to their cryptic behaviour. Here, we present the first record of E. helianneae for the western region of
Elton Monteiro+5 more
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New Records of Helminth Parasites in Amphibians from the South American Chaco
This study aims to identify the helminth fauna of twelve anurans species from Argentina's Dry and Humid Chaco ecoregions. We collected one hundred and fifty-two specimens belonging to the species Dendropsophus nanus (n = 17), Scinax nasicus (n = 15 ...
M. A. González+7 more
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Pathogenic fungus in feral populations of the invasive North American bullfrog in Argentina [PDF]
Nearly a third (32.4%) of the world?s amphibian species are either threatened with extinction or already extinct (1). The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) (Chytridiomycetes: Ryzophydiales) (2) has been recognized as responsible for mass
Ghirardi, Romina+4 more
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This study used ecologically realistic enclosures with pumpkin toadlets to simulate short‐term drought conditions in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Drought reduced the overall levels of a harmful amphibian fungus, but it also disrupted their protective skin‐associated bacteria and caused the toadlets to cluster in wet areas of the enclosures, which ...
Shannon Buttimer+9 more
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Anuran Diversity in Karst Areas, Gerantung as an Environmental Bioindicator
The study aims to analyze the critical thinking skills of students using the case-based method in teaching-learning activities. The subject that was held was laboratory engineering and management.This study is motivated by the various problems in the ...
Nurlita Lestariani+2 more
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Cane toads lack physiological enhancements for dispersal at the invasive front in Northern Australia
Summary Many invasive species have evolved behavioural and morphological characteristics that facilitate their dispersal into new areas, but it is unclear how selection on this level of the phenotype filters through to the underlying physiology.
Christopher R. Tracy+3 more
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Flexible Trade Policies in Agriculture Sectors of Developing Countries: Proposing a Technical Approach for Sri Lanka [PDF]
After two decades of liberalized economic policies together with early accession to WTO, Sri Lanka could not achieve the exp ected fast economic growth. Agriculture growth in particular fell sharply.
Herath, Anura
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