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CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Anurans of the Meghamalai landscape, Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013 Meghamalai landscape, southern Western Ghats was surveyed for anurans from March 2006 to January 2009. Including published data, a total of 35 species of anurans belonging to 19 genera and eight families have been reported from the area. This includes 23
G. Srinivas, S. Bhupathy
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The anurans and squamates assemblage from Final Natufian Eynan
, 2020 Excel sheet with the database of anurans, lizards, and snakes studied by Biton et al from the archaeological site of Eynan (Ain ...
Biton, R.
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Geographic Variation in Organ Size in a Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Animals, 2023 Adaptive evolution is the process by which organisms change their morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics to adapt to different environments during long-term natural selection.
Weiye Deng +4 more
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Animals, 2020 The objective of the present study was to evaluate whether gender determination in two amphibian species (Kaloula pulchra and Xenopus laevis) can be reliably carried out by means of magnetic resonance imaging (benchtop magnetic resonance imaging; BT-MRI)
María José Ruiz-Fernández +9 more
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Testing the Role of Natural and Sexual Selection on Testes Size Asymmetry in Anurans
Biology, 2023 Directional asymmetry in testes size is commonly documented in vertebrates. The degree of testes size asymmetry has been confirmed to be associated with natural and sexual selection. However, the role of natural and sexual selection driving variations in
Shengnan Chen +3 more
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Quantifying the road effect zone: threshold effects of a motorway on anuran populations in Ontario, Canada [PDF]
, 2009 The negative effect of roads on wildlife is recognized as a major contributor to the global biodiversity crisis, with anurans being among the most vulnerable groups overall.
Hecnar, Stephen J. +2 more
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Immunoendocrinology and Ecoimmunology in Brazilian Anurans
Integrative And Comparative Biology, 2022 Abstract This paper reviews several aspects of immunoendocrinology and ecoimmunology in Brazilian species of anurans under investigation for more than a decade, including (1) patterns of annual covariation of circulating steroids, calling behavior and innate immunity, (2) endocrine and immune correlates of calling performance, (3 ...
Fernando Ribeiro, Gomes +4 more
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Evolutionary insights into umami, sweet, and bitter taste receptors in amphibians
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Umami and sweet sensations provide animals with important dietary information for detecting and consuming nutrients, whereas bitter sensation helps animals avoid potentially toxic or harmful substances. Enormous progress has been made toward animal sweet/
Huaming Zhong +3 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2022 Phylogenetic signals indicate the phenotypic similarity of antipredator mechanisms among related species. Herein, we assessed the antipredator mechanisms of the horned frog Proceratophrys laticeps, compiled a database including closely phylogenetically ...
Cássio Zocca +3 more
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Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 2021 Studies of the diversity and natural history of amphibians are extremely important and contribute with the knowledge about the patterns of geographical distribution and biology of the species, outlining the factors that influence this distribution, and ...
Daniel Contieri Rolim
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