Shaped by Fire: Unravelling the Impact of Fire on Lizard Gut Microbiome. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT In recent decades, wildfire regimes have changed significantly, with increases in frequency, severity and area affected, leading to major habitat alterations that may impact species ecology. While fire's role in plant ecology is well studied, its effects on animal biotic interactions remain poorly understood.
Vasconcelos DS +6 more
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Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs. [PDF]
Integr ZoolMale frogs emit calls to attract mates and deter conspecific rivals. The evolution of these calls is thought to be linked to anatomical constraints and the acoustic characteristics of their surroundings. We tested these two factors in a radiation of 112 species of Neotropical treefrogs and found that body size and calling site affect peak frequency but
Escalona M +17 more
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Influence of conspecifics and road noise on the properties of the advertisement call of Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn this work, we investigated the influence of motor vehicle noise on a highway in the municipality of Ilhéus on the acoustic parameters of the advertisement call of a species of anuran with bromeligenous habits. This was the first study to investigate this effect on a species that spends its entire life in bromeliads and to present data/values of its ...
Marques de Abreu L, Guerra V, Solé M.
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Inside the head of Crotalus durissus LINNAEUS, 1758 (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae): Macroscopic description of the brain with ontogenetic insights. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Neuroanatomy studies in vertebrates have garnered significant attention in recent years, particularly driven by advancements in computerized tomography imaging techniques. Nonetheless, these advancements remain largely constrained to specific vertebrate groups, notably mammals, birds, and fish, leaving studies in reptiles at an incipient stage.
Lucas GI, Martins A.
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Does Participatory Bird Monitoring Provide Accurate Data for Ecological Research? An Experience in Rural Southwestern Mexico. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTrained local people are capable to conduct bird monitoring and generates useful data for testing ecological hypotheses related to anthropogenic impact. Scientific endeavors based on community projects should develop training strategies aimed at enhancing monitors' skills in both bird identification and abundance recording.
Mendoza-Lozana A +4 more
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An elusive new species of gymnophthalmid lizard (Cercosaurinae, Selvasaura) from the Andes of northern Peru [PDF]
Evolutionary Systematics, 2021 We describe a new species of Selvasaura from the montane forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern Peru, based on external and hemipenial morphological characters and previous phylogenetic analyses. The new species can be differentiated from
Lourdes Y. Echevarría +3 more
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Primer registro de agrupamientos de ejemplares en Epictia albipuncta (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2023 Las serpientes en general son animales solitarios, aunque existen reportes de que varias especies forman agrupamientos por diferentes motivos, reproducción, resguardo climático, o incluso cuestiones sociales.
María Paula Cabrera +2 more
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New records of Dipsas welborni Arteaga & Batista, 2023, Gelanesaurus flavogularis (Altamirano-Benavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Sales-Nunes & Rodrigues, 2013), and Synophis insulomontanus Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015 in the Cordillera de Colán, Peru [PDF]
Check ListA herpetological survey during recent expeditions to the foothills of the Cordillera de Colán in the Amazonas region of Peru resulted in new records and extensions of the geographical distribution of three poorly known species of reptiles ...
Luis A. García-Ayachi +5 more
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Reproductive traits and change in body shape of neonates in the Oak Forest Skink, Plestiodon lynxe
Acta Zoologica, Volume 104, Issue 4, Page 608-620, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Reproductive traits are critically important for understanding how organisms adapt to their respective environments. In this study, we provide information on relative litter mass (RLM) and other litter and neonate related characters of nine female Plestiodon lynxe captured in the field. We also recorded seven body dimensions in 16 neonates and
Manuel Feria‐Ortiz +3 more
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Graellsia, 2013 Se discute la atribución genérica de tres formas fósiles descritas como Bufo belogoricus Ratnikov, 1993, Bufo planus Ratnikov, 1993, y Bufo albus Ratnikov, 1993.
V. Yu Ratnikov
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