Multiple anti-predator mechanisms in the red-spotted Argentina Frog (Amphibia: Hylidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Anurans employ a wide variety of anti-predator mechanisms to defend themselves. In casque-headed hylids, defence is thought to be a complex combination of several anti-predator mechanisms. However, the defence traits of only a few species are known; some
Alcalde, Leandro +6 more
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Characterizing the adult and larval transcriptome of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 The reasons for the evolution and maintenance of striking visual phenotypes are as widespread as the species that display these phenotypes. While study systems such as Heliconius and Dendrobatidae have been well characterized and provide critical ...
Lindsay A. Havens, Matthew D. MacManes
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Comparative analysis of amphibian genomes: An emerging resource for basic and applied research. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourAbstract Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates and are in dire need of conservation intervention to ensure their continued survival. They exhibit unique features including a high diversity of reproductive strategies, permeable and specialized skin capable of producing toxins and antimicrobial compounds, multiple genetic mechanisms of ...
Kosch TA +9 more
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The ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of Epipedobates flavopictus (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae), with comments on its evolutionary significance [PDF]
, 2002 We describe, for the first time, the spermatozoon ultrastructure of a dendrobatid frog, Epipedobates flavopictus. Mature spermatozoa of E. flavopictus are filiform, with a moderately curved head and a proportionally short tail. The acrosomal vesicle is a
Aguiar Júnior, Odair +4 more
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Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2009 We describe a new nurse frog in the genus Allobates (Dendrobatidae) from Río Negro, Municipio Córdoba, Estado Táchira, in western Venezuela. This species is a leaflitter inhabitant of primary and secondary lowland rainforest at altitudes from 400 to 1000
César Luis Barrio-Amorós +1 more
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Una nueva especie de Epipedobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) del suroccidente de Colombia
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2008 Se describe una nueva especie del género Epipedobates del departamento de Nariño, al suroccidente de Colombia. Epipedobates narinensis sp. nov. puede ser diferenciada de cualquier otra especie del género por morfología externa y su distintivo patrón de ...
Jonh Jairo Mueses-Cisneros +2 more
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, 2009 Published as part of Guayasamin, Juan M. & Funk, Chris, 2009, The amphibian community at Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with a comparison of vertical microhabitat use among Pristimantis species and the description of a new species of the Pristimantis myersi group, pp.
Guayasamin, Juan M., Funk, Chris
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La gastrulación de Epipedobates anthonyi (Anura: Dendrobatidae) [PDF]
Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina y Ciencias Biológicas, 2017 Se describe la morfología externa e interna de la gástrula de la rana dendrobátida ecuatoriana, Epipedobates anthonyi. Los huevos tienen pigmento oscuro en el polo animal, su diámetro es de 2 mm en promedio y las posturas contienen entre 8 a 45 huevos. El tiempo requerido desde el inicio hasta culminar la gastrulación es de 1,5 días.
Paola Montenegro, Eugenia M. del Pino
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Sobreposição de nicho e partilha de recursos entre cinco espécies simpátricas de bufonídeos (Anura, Bufonidae) do nordeste da Argentina [PDF]
, 2009 The niche overlap and resource partitioning were analyzed for five sympatric bufonids from Northeastern Argentina: Rhinella schneideri, R. bergi, R. fernandezae, R. granulosa, and Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis.
Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés +2 more
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Revista Científica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales, 2021 El presente trabajo fue realizado en la Estación Científica Pedro Franco Dávila, ubicada en el Recinto de Jauneche, Provincia de Los Ríos, en la costa de Ecuador.
Ángela Ayala Bazurto +5 more
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