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Brain Reconstruction Across the Fish-Tetrapod Transition; Insights From Modern Amphibians

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The fish-tetrapod transition (which incorporates the related fin-limb and water-land transitions) is celebrated as one of the most important junctions in vertebrate evolution.
Alice M. Clement   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nuevo registro del cecílido Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril & Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) en la Amazonia colombiana

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2014
Se registra el primer ejemplar en colección de referencia de Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril y Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), proveniente de la Amazonia colombiana, corroborando así observaciones previas en la región.
Andrés R. Acosta-Galvis   +2 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of Indian caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) inferred from mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
India has a diverse caecilian fauna, including representatives of three of the six currently recognized families, the Caeciliidae, Ichthyophiidae, the endemic Uraeotyphlidae, but previous molecular phylogenetic studies of caecilians have not included ...
Benson   +39 more
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New record of the caecilian Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril & Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from the Colombian Amazon Basin

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2014
The first voucher specimen in a reference collection of Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril y Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), was obtained in the Colombian Amazon, confirming previous observations in the region.
Andrés R. Acosta-Galvis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amphibians from southeastern state of Pará: Carajás Region, northern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2012
The region of Carajás in the southeast of the state of Pará, Brazil, harbors five reserves, with various managing categories, distributed throughout five municipalities. A list of amphibians known to occur in this region was compiled using information on
Leandra Pinheiro   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Wikipedia as an encyclopaedia of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In his 2003 essay E O Wilson outlined his vision for an “encyclopaedia of life” comprising “an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth”, each page containing “the scientific name of the species, a ...
C Bizer   +27 more
core   +2 more sources

Dermophis oaxacae [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Wake, Marvalee H.
core   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of amphibian genomes: An emerging resource for basic and applied research. [PDF]

open access: yesMol Ecol Resour
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 ...
Kosch TA   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Potomotyphlus, Potomotyphlus kaupii [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Number of pages=23Geological SciencesIntegrative ...
Ledesma, D.T.
core   +1 more source

Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians. [PDF]

open access: yesIntegr Zool
eDNA metabarcoding, using various primer sets, effectively amplified 83 amphibian species from China, showcasing its potential for biodiversity assessments. However, optimizing amphibian‐specific primers is crucial due to occasional non‐amphibian amplification.
Wu D   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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