Citizen science data reveals widespread sexual dichromatism in the European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) [PDF]
BMC Ecology and EvolutionBackground Conspicuous color patterns are traditionally believed to advertise the toxicity of prey to potential predators. However, many aposematic species show drastic variation in coloration, indicating the possibility of other functions of coloration ...
Max Mühlenhaupt +29 more
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A case of color aberration in a fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) larva [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2020 Color aberrations in salamanders are caused by defective chromatophores or by disrupted synthesis of the pigments, and have been previously reported in Europe.
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Biogeographia, 2017 The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is a relatively common epigean amphibian, widely distributed throughout Europe, which usually gives birth to aquatic larvae. Even if epigean streams represent the most common places in which the species breeds,
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Weighing density and kinship: Aggressive behavior and time allocation in fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Kin-biased behavior (that is responding differentially to kin and non-kin) is thought to be adaptive in many social interactions. One example of this kin bias is behaving less aggressively toward a relative than a non-relative, a behavior which yields ...
Daniel Berkowic, Shai Markman
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Behavioural underpinning of mito-nuclear discordances: insights from fire salamanders. [PDF]
R Soc Open SciMito-nuclear discordances across secondary contact zones have been described in a wide range of organisms. They consist of a spatial mismatch between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in terms of location and extension of the contact zone between distinct evolutionary lineages.
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Yellow patterns polymorphism of the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra in Poland
Acta Herpetologica, 2018 We analysed variation of dorsal yellow patterns in 2077 individuals that represented 23 populations from the northern parts of the Sudetes and the Carpathian Mountains. We distinguished four types of yellow patterns: spotted (50.1%), spotted-and-striped (
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High phenotypic diversity correlated with genomic variation across the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epizootic. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensRecognizing the influence of pathogen diversity on infection dynamics is crucial for mitigating emerging infectious diseases. Characterising such diversity is often complex, for instance when multiple pathogen variants exist that interact differently ...
Moira Kelly +13 more
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Balancing central control and sensory feedback produces adaptable and robust locomotor patterns in a spiking, neuromechanical model of the salamander spinal cord. [PDF]
PLoS Computational BiologyThis study introduces a novel neuromechanical model employing a detailed spiking neural network to explore the role of axial proprioceptive sensory feedback, namely stretch feedback, in salamander locomotion.
Alessandro Pazzaglia +5 more
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Climate Crisis in the Mediterranean Hotspot: Conservation Challenges for Endangered Salamanders in Southern Türkiye. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur ensemble modelling shows that all Lyciasalamandra species face pronounced declines in suitable habitat under future climate scenarios. Climate and human pressures jointly drive these contractions, threatening the long‐term persistence of several species.
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Diversity, 2022 Reduced trophic resources can pose relevant constraints to the development of freshwater animals with complex life cycles. For amphibians, food deprived environments, such as high-altitude ponds and springs and groundwaters are frequently used for ...
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