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Volumetric Comparison of Overall Brain and Neuropil Size Between Social and Non‐social Spiders: Exploring the Social Brain Hypothesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Brain size may be influenced by the cognitive demands of sociality (social brain hypothesis). We used microCT to compare CNS and brain volumes in social versus solitary huntsman and crab spiders. Social huntsman spiders had larger arcuate and mushroom bodies, while social crab spiders had larger visual neuropils.
Vanessa Penna‐Gonçalves, Donald James Mclean, Nikolas J. Willmott, Michael B. J. Kelly, Jay R. Black, Elizabeth C. Lowe, Marie E. Herberstein   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct Gut and Skin Microbiomes of a Carnivorous Caecilian Larva (<i>Ichthyophis bannanicus</i>) Show Ecological and Phylogenetic Divergence from Anuran Tadpoles. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Rajput AP, Sun D, Zhou S, Meegaskumbura M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing the Presence, Pattern, and Environmental Correlates of Seasonal Skin Thickening in Anurans

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Histological sections, like that of the ventral pectoral skin of Lithobates pipiens, were measured to assess variation in skin thickness throughout the year in three North American anuran species. After correcting for individual body size, we test whether skin thickness changes throughout the year and which factors (environment or life history) explain
Collin S. VanBuren, Lily K. Bentley, David B. Norman, Nadia B. Fröbisch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brain transcriptome analysis reveals novel long non-coding RNAs in Dryophytes arenicolor (Canyon Treefrog). [PDF]

G3 (Bethesda)
Herrera-Orozco H, Rodríguez-Ibarra C, Hernández-Herrera CI, Díaz-Velásquez CE, Vaca-Paniagua F, Pérez-Mendoza HA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Genome Expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in Basal Species or Liver Expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in Advanced Species, Two Different Strategies to Ensure Sufficient ZP Synthesis in Teleosts

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that teleosts employed two different strategies to ensure sufficient ZP (zona pellucida) synthesis: expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in basal species or liver expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in advanced species. The N‐terminus of expanded ZPB1(a) or ZPC1(a) and liver‐expressed ZPB1a contains repeated units or low‐complexity regions to form ...
Tian Gao, Suying Ma, Shiyi Zhang, Fan Bai, Lingyao Gan, Wenjing Tao, Feilong Wang, Deshou Wang, Lina Sun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A combination of environmental and landscape variables drives movement and habitat use in two Anaxyrus toads. [PDF]

Mov Ecol
Ferentinos AM, Check CE, Windorf O, Leu M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Updated Chorotypes of Terrestrial Vertebrates Shed New Light on Zoogeographical Regions in China

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Chorotype represents a fundamental concept for identifying groups of species that share similar distribution patterns. However, the last comprehensive revision of animal chorotypes in China was performed more than a decade ago. Here, we update the chorotype classifications for 1040 species and propose an updated zoogeographical regionalization scheme ...
Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Zhipeng Xie, Ludan Zhang, Haoting Duan, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Placing anurans in water can improve photo-based individual identification. [PDF]

PLoS One
Nemesházi E, Mikó Z, Ujhegyi N, Kásler A, Lehofer N, Bókony V.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

High‐Altitude Adaptation of Frogs (Case Study: Nanorana parkeri): From Physiological Phenotypes to AltitudeOmics

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
High altitudes are challenging for the animals that inhabit these environments. The Xizang plateau frog (Nanorana parkeri) survives in high‐altitude environments through a synergistic strategy of metabolic remodeling and protein expression adjustment to optimize energy efficiency and enhance cellular protection.
Xuejing Zhang, Yonggang Niu, Shengkang Men, Yanghuilin Zhang, Xiaolong Tang, Kenneth B. Storey, Qiang Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence for parental care in Feihyla kajau (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2018
Anton Sorokin, Emma Steigerwald
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