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The spread of non‐native species

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bottom-up effects of fungicides on tadpoles of the European common frog (Rana temporaria). [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol, 2021
Bundschuh M   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The impacts of biological invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of ramp slope and substrate type on the climbing success of Pelophylax nigromaculatus in agricultural landscapes

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Habitat fragmentation has become a serious threat to amphibian populations worldwide. Concrete anti-seepage, widely applied in waterway construction, has posed a threat by causing amphibians to easily fall into concrete irrigation channels and struggle ...
Bo Bi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acoustic Phenotypes of an Alpine European Common Frog Population

open access: yesInternational Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 2019
In this work we studied the acoustic variability in the induced release call on wild populations of the European common frog Rana temporaria. We used a computational model to analyze the induced release calls in both sexes. Our analysis detected three different acoustic phenotypes: (a) Non-canonical males comprised a large part of the population and ...
null Luz Calia Miramontes Sequeiros   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Larger Common River Frogs (Amietia delalandii) have Fewer and Shorter Tissue Microplastic Fibres than Smaller Frogs

open access: yesBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
AbstractLittle is known about microplastics (MPs) in adult frogs. We investigated MPs in adult Common River Frogs (Amietia delalandii) from Potchefstroom, South Africa. Five kinds of samples were analysed: natural water, water used to rinse the skin, skin, intestine, and the remainder of the body (corpus). Tissues were digested.
Mari Burger   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A neuro‐behavioural model of neophobia

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fear can be defined as the internal neurological state that releases a repertoire of behaviours an animal performs to reduce the effect of an aversive factor. Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is a fundamental behavioural trait observed across a wide range of species from arthropods to humans.
Arik Dorfman, Aziz Subach, Inon Scharf
wiley   +1 more source

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