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Structural and bio-functional assessment of the postaxillary gland in Nidirana pleuraden (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)

Zoological Letters, 2020
Background Owing to their incomplete adaptation to the terrestrial environment, amphibians possess complex cutaneous glandular systems. The skin glands not only regulate water loss and respiratory gas and salt exchange, but are also involved in defense ...
Yuzhou Gong, Yiwei Zeng, Puyang Zheng, Xun Liao, Feng Xie   +4 more
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Effects of Habitat River Microbiome on the Symbiotic Microbiota and Multi-Organ Gene Expression of Captive-Bred Chinese Giant Salamander

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The reintroduction of captive-bred individuals is a primary approach to rebuild the wild populations of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), the largest extant amphibian species.
Wei Zhu, Chunlin Zhao, Chunlin Zhao, Jianyi Feng, Jiang Chang, Wenbo Zhu, Liming Chang, Jiongyu Liu, Feng Xie, Cheng Li, Jianping Jiang, Tian Zhao   +11 more
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From Water to Land: The Structural Construction and Molecular Switches in Lungs during Metamorphosis of Microhyla fissipes

Biology, 2022
Most anurans must undergo metamorphosis to adapt to terrestrial life. This process enhances the air-breathing ability of the lungs to cope with the change in oxygen medium from water to air. Revealing the structural construction and molecular switches of
Liming Chang, Meihua Zhang, Qiheng Chen, Jiongyu Liu, Wei Zhu, Jianping Jiang   +5 more
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of xerophyta retinervis (velloziaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
Xerophyta retinervis has great ornamental value and numerous traditional uses. This study reported its first complete chloroplast genome sequence, which was 155,109 bp in length, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) (27,093 bp), a small ...
Junyi Zhang, Min Liao, Xiong Li, Bo Xu
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Age Determination and Growth Characteristics of the Potentilla griffithii: A Comparison of Two Different Habitats in Western Sichuan Plateau, China

Plants, 2023
This study proposes a rapid and non-destructive technique for determining the age of Potentilla griffithii individuals in the field by observing the sequence of leaf scars. Based on two- to three-year-old P.
Xiulong Zhang, Xingxing Lin, Dandan Wei, Weikai Bao, Bin Hu   +4 more
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Females and males respond differently to calls impaired by noise in a tree frog

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Both human and nonhuman animals communicating acoustically face the problem of noise interference, especially anurans during mating activities. Previous studies concentrated on the effect of continuous noise on signal recognition, but it is still unknown
Haodi Zhang, Bicheng Zhu, Ya Zhou, Qiaoling He, Xiaoqian Sun, Jichao Wang, Jianguo Cui   +6 more
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Amphibian community structure along elevation gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya

BMC Ecology, 2019
Background Species richness and composition pattern of amphibians along elevation gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya are rarely investigated. This is a first ever study in the Himalayan elevation gradient, the world’s highest mountain range and are ...
Janak R. Khatiwada, Tian Zhao, Youhua Chen, Bin Wang, Feng Xie, David C. Cannatella, Jianping Jiang   +6 more
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The efficacy of hazardous fuel treatments: A rapid assessment of the economic and ecologic consequences of alternative hazardous fuel treatments [PDF]

, 2013
Several persistent questions related to wildfire economics and fuel treatment effectiveness continue to concern federal budget analysts at the Office of Wildland Fire in the U.S. Department of Interior.
Ecological Restoration Institute
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Decoding anthropogenic risk through historical baselines: a conservation prioritization framework for Chinese white dolphin in anthropogenic seascapes

Frontiers in Marine Science
Coastal cetaceans confront intensifying anthropogenic pressures, yet quantifying historical habitat loss remains methodologically challenging in data-scarce regions where shifting baseline syndrome obscures conservation targets.
Liming Yong, Liming Yong, Xixia Lu, Xixia Lu, Qianhui Zeng, Qianhui Zeng, Liyuan Zhao, Liyuan Zhao, Yuke Zhang, Yuke Zhang, Xianyan Wang, Xianyan Wang   +11 more
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Comparative Chloroplast Genomics of Sophora Species: Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships in the Early-Diverging Legume Subfamily Papilionoideae (Fabaceae)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The taxonomy and evolutionary history of Sophora L., a genus with high economic and medicinal value, remain uncertain due to the absence of genetic resource (especially in China) and low polymorphism of molecular markers.
Min Liao, Min Liao, Xin-Fen Gao, Jun-Yi Zhang, Heng-Ning Deng, Bo Xu   +5 more
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