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Collared Peccary Wallows are Hubs of Animal Activity and Diversity in a Central American Wet Forest
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.Collared peccary wallows are used by a diverse assemblage of vertebrates in a Central American tropical wet forest. Wallows had significantly higher vertebrate activity and diversity compared to surrounding forest. Wallow visitors included 13 amphibian, 2 reptile, 11 bird, and 16 mammal species, engaged in behaviors including reproduction, drinking ...
Amanda Eckhoff +6 more
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Comparative analysis of amphibian genomes: An emerging resource for basic and applied research
Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2025.Abstract 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 ...
Tiffany A. Kosch +8 more
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Helminths from fifteen species of frogs (Anura, Hylidae) from Costa Rica
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2008 Fifteen species of Costa Rican hylid frogs were examined for helminths: Agalychnis annae, Agalychnis callidryas, Agalychnis spurrelli, Dendropsophus ebraccatus, Dendropsophus phlebodes, Duellmanohyla uranochroa, Hylomantis lemur, Hypsiboas rosenbergi ...
Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey
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Trophic niche of Dendropsophus minutus (Anura: Hylidae) in southern Brazil
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2018 Trophic niche of Dendropsophus minutus (Anura: Hylidae) in southern Brazil. The feeding biology of the Neotropical tree frog Dendropsophus minutus is described based on identifcation of the items consumed by the anuran.
Peterson T. Leivas +3 more
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Major knowledge shortfalls for Colombian Amazonian anurans: Implications for conservation
Austral Ecology, Volume 49, Issue 8, August 2024.Abstract The Amazon boasts the highest anuran species diversity in the world. The Colombian Amazon has the highest rates of illegal deforestation, leading to accelerated species loss. The objective of this review was to identify knowledge shortfalls in anuran research to effectively address conservation efforts.
Claudia P. Camacho‐Rozo +1 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2009 O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar e comparar a organização das células germinativas em diferentes estádios de diferenciação celular nos machos adultos de Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889), Pseudis limellum (Cope, 1862), Pseudis paradoxa ...
Adelina Ferreira +2 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 14, July 2024.Abstract The South American Dry Diagonal, also called the Diagonal of Open Formations, is a large region of seasonally dry vegetation extending from northeastern Brazil to northern Argentina, comprising the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Chaco subregions. A growing body of phylogeography literature has determined that a complex history of climatic changes ...
Wilson X. Guillory +8 more
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Austral Ecology, Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2024.We performed a systematic review on the available literature on in situ studies of neotropical tadpole diets focusing on diet composition and its sources of variation. Such studies approached in just a few instances the effects of seasonality, developmental stage and food selectivity on diet composition, but the available data indicate none of these ...
Iara Matias Gonçalves +4 more
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Austral Ecology, Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2024.Resumo Os girinos são componentes importantes de muitas teias alimentares aquáticas, pois influenciam as populações em outros níveis tróficos e, consequentemente, a transferência de energia entre os ecossistemas aquáticos e terrestres. O que os girinos consomem é um fator chave para suas funções ecológicas. As assembleias de anuros neotropicais incluem
Iara Matias Gonçalves +4 more
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New records of Dendropsophus anceps (Anura, Hylidae) for the states of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia [PDF]
Biotemas, 2010 This study reports the new records of Dendropsophus anceps for the states of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, through the analysis of specimens deposited in the amphibian collection of the Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Rodrigo de Oliveira Lula Salles +1 more
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