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Herpetofauna Richness, Diversity, and Occurrence at the Northern Ecotone of Longleaf Pine. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The longleaf pine ecosystem is recognized for its value in providing habitat to a variety of specialist and endemic species, especially herpetofauna; however, at the northernmost ecotone of longleaf pine (in southeastern Virginia) little is known about the denizen reptiles and amphibians.
Jones J, Bryant D, Yando E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Re-isolating Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from an amphibian host increases pathogenicity in a subsequent exposure. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Controlled exposure experiments can be very informative, however, they are based on the assumption that pathogens maintained on artificial media under long-term storage retain the infective and pathogenic properties of the reproducing pathogen as it ...
Forrest M R Brem, Matthew J Parris, Gretchen E Padgett-Flohr   +2 more
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Detection of environmental DNA from amphibians in Northern Europe applied in citizen science

Environmental DNA, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 1429-1448, November 2023., 2023
Getting help from high school students for sampling and laboratorial setup allowed for the monitoring of eDNA from amphibians in Denmark. With more than 2000 qPCR setups it was possible to validate species‐specific eDNA assays for detection of nine out of 14 species of amphibians in northern Europe.
Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, Martin Hesselsøe, Maria Rytter, Marie Rathcke Lillemark, Anders P. Tøttrup, Carsten Rahbek, Julie Koch Sheard, Philip Francis Thomsen, Sune Agersnap, Peter B. Mortensen, Peter Rask Møller   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parallel adaptation to lower altitudes is associated with enhanced plasticity in Heliosperma pusillum (Caryophyllaceae)

The Plant Journal, Volume 115, Issue 6, Page 1619-1632, September 2023., 2023
Significance Statement In early stages of adaptation to hotter and drier habitats, an alpine plant in the carnation family shows increased expression plasticity at ecologically relevant genes. This paper investigates two contrasting hypotheses regarding the role of phenotypic plasticity during evolution of alpine/montane plant ecotypes.
Aglaia Szukala, Clara Bertel, Božo Frajman, Peter Schönswetter, Ovidiu Paun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some like it salty: Spatio‐temporal dynamics of salinity differentially affect anurans and caudates in coastal wetlands

Freshwater Biology, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 1279-1292, July 2023., 2023
Abstract Coastal wetlands are naturally subjected to salinity, which is expected to increase through global climate changes. Most species will be affected by these changes, leading to major consequences for community structure and ecosystem functioning.
Léa Lorrain‐Soligon, Frédéric Robin, Christophe Barbraud, François Brischoux   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumptive and nonconsumptive effects of omnivorous tadpoles on aquatic invertebrate communities

Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Consumptive effects (CEs) of predation have been well‐studied in most aquatic systems, but nonconsumptive effects (NCEs) on prey have only recently received limited attention. As aquatic consumers, tadpoles have traditionally been considered strict herbivores, leaving their predatory impacts via CEs and NCEs largely unexplored.
Brady P. Parlato, Cy L. Mott
wiley   +1 more source

Faunistic review of amphibians in protected areas of Ukrainian Roztochia

Біологічні студії, 2020
Background. Study of amphibian fauna as a necessary component of ecosystems is always relevant and requires a regular renewal of information, especially in protected areas.
B. O. Andriishyn
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects temporal and habitat effects on community composition and endangered species in ephemeral ecosystems: A case study in vernal pools

Environmental DNA, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 85-101, January 2023., 2023
Vernal pools are temporary wetlands that can form during a rainy season, often in Mediterranean climates, and serve as ideal testing grounds to understand species detection using eDNA and how biological communities may shift across time and spatial and environmental heterogeneity.
Dannise V. Ruiz‐Ramos, Rachel S. Meyer, Daniel Toews, Molly Stephens, Monique K. Kolster, Jason P. Sexton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybridisation as a Potential Extinction Threat to an Endangered Australian Frog. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We used single nucleotide polymorphism data and morphological assessment to investigate hybridisation and introgression between two Australian frog species not previously reported to hybridise, the endangered Booroolong frog (Litoria booroolongensis) and its abundant congener, the eastern stony creek frog (Litoria wilcoxii).
Liu G, Rowley JJL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

CHORUSING PATTERNS OF A DIVERSE ANURAN COMMUNITY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOUTHERN CRAWFISH FROGS (LITHOBATES AREOLATUS AREOLATUS) [PDF]

, 2016
Wildlife surveys have a critical role in conservation efforts and the collection of life history data. For anuran amphibians these surveys often focus on calling males.
Ligon, Day B., McKnight, Donald T.
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