ABSTRACT Chemical communication during courtship is well documented in salamanders and newts, but its role in frogs is less understood. In some Neotropical poison frogs, males exhibit specialised mucous glands (SMGs) in the hand integument that express high levels of sodefrin precursor‐like factors (SPFs), an amphibian pheromone. Some species also show
Diana Abondano Almeida +4 more
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Un nuevo Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) de la Cordillera de Mérida, Andes de Venezuela
Se describe una nueva rana del género Eleutherodactylus de la Cordillera de Mérida, Andes de Venezuela. La especie se distingue del resto de congéneres por su tamaño moderado, primer dedo de la mano igual o más corto que el segundo, palmeadura pedal ...
C. L. Barrio-Amorós, A. Chacón-Ortiz
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Sobreposição de nicho e partilha de recursos entre cinco espécies simpátricas de bufonídeos (Anura, Bufonidae) do nordeste da Argentina [PDF]
The niche overlap and resource partitioning were analyzed for five sympatric bufonids from Northeastern Argentina: Rhinella schneideri, R. bergi, R. fernandezae, R. granulosa, and Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis.
Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés +2 more
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Meiotic behavior of two polyploid species of genus Pleurodema (Anura: Leiuperidae) from central Argentina [PDF]
Polyploidy is an important evolutionary force but rare in vertebrates. However, in anurans, the genus Pleurodema has polyploid species, two of them tetraploid and one octoploid.
Grenat, Pablo Raúl +4 more
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Subtropical dry forests are among the most vulnerable biomes to land transformation at a global scale. Among them, the Dry Chaco suffers an accelerated change due to agriculture expansion and intensification.
R. G. Medina, M. L. Ponssa, E. Aráoz
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Stomach contents from invasive American bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana (= Lithobates catesbeianus) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada [PDF]
Invasive alien American bullfrog populations are commonly identified as a pernicious influence on the survival of native species due to their adaptability, proliferation and consequent ecological impacts through competition and predation. However, it has
Jancowski, Kevin, Orchard, Stan A.
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Komposisi Jenis Katak (Anura) di Taman Nasional Gunung Palung, Kalimantan Barat
The population of frogs in Gunung Palung National Park is indicating a decline due to habitat degradation and hunting. The aim of this research is to determine the species of Anura at five habitat with using Complete Species Inventories (CSI) method ...
Margie Surahman Junardi Tri Rima Setyawati
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Long term in vitro expansion of epithelial stem cells enabled by pharmacological inhibition of PAK1-ROCK-Myosin II and TGF-β signaling [PDF]
Summary: Despite substantial self-renewal capability in vivo, epithelial stem and progenitor cells located in various tissues expand for a few passages in vitro in feeder-free condition before they succumb to growth arrest.
Challberg, Sharon S +7 more
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Eleutherodactylus augusti [PDF]
Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Zweifel, Richard G.
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Comparative cytogenetics on eight Malagasy Mantellinae (Anura, Mantellidae) and a synthesis of the karyological data on the subfamily [PDF]
Marcello Mezzasalma +4 more
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