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Amphibian Intestine Allometry. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Morphol
Total intestine length scales hyper‐allometrically, that is, at an exponent > 0.33, with body mass across vertebrates, including amphibians. ABSTRACT Across four large vertebrate groups—fish, reptiles, birds and mammals— intestine length has been shown to scale hyper‐allometrically with body mass (BM), at an exponent higher than the geometric ...
Duque-Correa MJ   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander existed during the latest Cretaceous in the western USA [PDF]

open access: yesActa Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022
An incomplete salamander dentary (AMNH FARB 22965) described herein from the upper Maastrichtian Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA, exhibits a puzzling suite of features.
JAMES D. GARDNER
doaj   +1 more source

Rediscovery of Thismia caudata after 129 years and synopsis of other achlorophyllous herbs from the Pico do Marumbi State Park and buffer zone in Piraquara, Paraná, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesRodriguésia, 2023
The Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The Pico do Marumbi State Park is home to an evergreen ombrophilous forest with areas of transition to the Araucaria moist forest.
Román Carlos Ríos   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological Factors and Anthropogenic Disturbance May Restructure the Skin Microbiota of Maoershan Hynobiids (Hynobius maoershanensis)

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Studies on the skin microbiota of amphibians in different disturbed habitats can clarify the relationship between the skin microbiota composition and environmental factors and have practical implications for the conservation of endangered species.
Huiqun Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat Management of the Endemic and Critical Endangered Montseny Brook Newt (Calotriton arnoldi)

open access: yesLand, 2022
Calotriton arnoldi is an endemic amphibian inhabiting Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve (PNRBM), listed as “critically endangered (CR)” by IUCN.
Daniel Guinart   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Update on Distribution and Conservation Status of Amphibians in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Conclusions Based on Field Surveys, Environmental Modelling, Molecular Analyses and Call Properties

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Determining the range, status, ecology and behaviour of species from areas where surveys and samplings are uncommon or difficult to conduct is a challenge, such as in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea).
Amaël Borzée   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tettigonia caudata subsp. caudata

open access: yes, 2023
219. Tettigonia caudata caudata (Charpentier, 1845) Distribution: India: Rajasthan.
Nagar, Rajendra   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Breeding phenology and landscape use in all amphibian species from the Republic of Korea based on open-source data

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Biodiversity is declining worldwide with habitat loss and climate change being among the main threats. While it is easy to quantify habitat loss, the impacts of climate change are less obvious.
Jordy Groffen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroprotective effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Commiphora caudata (Wight & Arn) against lipopolysaccharide-induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2021
Introduction: Commiphora caudata contains various essential phytoconstituents and is a potential medicinal plant used traditionally to treat various ailments such as neurodegenerative diseases.
Ponmalai Srinivasan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial variation in risk and consequence of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans introduction in the USA [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2016
A newly identified fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans(Bsal), is responsible for mass mortality events and severe population declines in European salamanders.
Katherine L. D. Richgels   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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