Ranavirosis in Invasive Bullfrogs, Belgium [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To the Editor: Massive global declines in amphibians have been attributed to various causes, including infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis and ranavirosis. Chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease are international notifiable diseases because they have been listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health in its Animal Health Code ...
Sharifian Fard, Mojdeh +6 more
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Stomach contents from invasive American bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana (= Lithobates catesbeianus) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2013 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
Kevin Jancowski, Stan Orchard
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A Review of the Scale and Sustainability of the Consumption and Trade of Anuran Species in Africa. [PDF]
Ecol EvolABSTRACT Within Africa, collection and trade of anurans is often recorded as single‐site case studies, making it difficult to accurately understand the scale of use, its livelihood importance, and impact on species. We conducted a systematic review to: compile literature on anuran uses in Africa; identify the species and ecoregions involved; and ...
Owusu-Gyamfi S +5 more
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First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia
Natura Sloveniae, 2016 The American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus is one of the 100 worst alien species in the world. It has been introduced to several European countries. During our field search activities in May 2014 and June 2015, a male bullfrog advertisement call was ...
Nino Kirbiš +6 more
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Gene expression differs in susceptible and resistant amphibians exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. [PDF]
, 2018 Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has devastated global amphibian biodiversity. Nevertheless, some hosts avoid disease after Bd exposure even as others experience near-complete extirpation ...
Eskew, Evan A +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2008 Realizaram-se necropsia e exame histopatológico de girinos de rã-touro (Rana catesbeiana) alimentados com rações comerciais formuladas com 32, 36, 45 ou 55% de proteína bruta (PB) visando estabelecer a relação entre o nível de proteína bruta da ração e a
José Teixeira de Seixas Filho +5 more
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Productive diagnosis offrog culture in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal, 2023 Brazilian frog farming has a history of production that began in the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1935. Over the years, this activity has spread throughout Brazil, with technological advances that have improved the productivity and health of enterprises ...
Pedro Vieira ESTEVES +3 more
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Stereociliary Myosin-1c Receptors Are Sensitive to Calcium Chelation and Absent from Cadherin 23 Mutant Mice [PDF]
, 2006 The identities of some of the constituents of the hair-cell transduction apparatus have been elucidated only recently. The molecular motor myosin-1c (Myo1c) functions in adaptation of the hair-cell response to sustained mechanical stimuli and is ...
Cyr, Janet L +4 more
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Non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae causes severe intestinal disease in bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)
Animal Diseases, 2023 Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are amphibians with high economic value, but in recent years, bullfrog farming has encountered serious threats of bacterial diseases, and the “bullfrog economy” is facing a continuous decline.
Wenyu Liao +9 more
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DISTRIBUTION, DIET, AND PREVALENCE OF AMPHIBIAN CHYTRID FUNGUS IN NON-NATIVE AMERICAN BULLFROGS (LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS) AT THE VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEBRASKA, USA [PDF]
, 2014 American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) have been widely introduced beyond their native range in North America and can negatively affect organisms in wetland environments via a suite of mechanisms including interspecific interactions and disease ...
Geluso, Keith +4 more
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