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The herpetology of Hispaniola [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of the United States National Museum, 1941
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Thomas Barbour, Doris M. Cochran
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Replace, reduce, refine: A review of animal use in Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans research

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice
Animal experimentation is common in wildlife disease research. Understanding the impact of this often‐lethal approach is therefore a critical line of inquiry at the intersection of animal welfare and conservation biology.
Alexandra Boren   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Tracking the Pulse of the Dunes: Seasonal Metabolic Responses of Liolaemus arambarensis to Climatic Variability. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol
ABSTRACT Seasonal environmental fluctuations profoundly influence ectothermic vertebrates, regulating their physiology, metabolism, and life cycles. This study investigated the metabolic and morphometric seasonal dynamics of the subtropical sand lizard Liolaemus arambarensis, an endangered species endemic to the coastal dunes of southern Brazil.
Valgas AAN   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Consequences of Evolving Limbless, Burrowing Forms for the Behavior and Population Density of Tropical Lizards

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
We quantified functional traits (escape strategy, sprint speed and predatory performance) and population density across 10 lizard species representing morphotype stages in the acquisition of burrowing snake-like morphotypes (BSLM), from Brazil.
Agustín Camacho   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Threatened and extinct amphibians and reptiles in Italian natural history collections are useful conservation tools

open access: yesActa Herpetologica, 2022
Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological diversity around the globe and among the primary actors in the recognition of species and the logical repositories for their type specimens.
Franco Andreone   +43 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herpetology 2024: Which lizard? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The article enumerates the lizard fauna of Borneo, and depicts the interesting species to be encountered by the participants of the 10th World Congress of ...
Wen, Wong Jye, Indraneil, Das
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Herpetology 2024: Which turtle? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This is the second part of a series of articles describing herpetological species and field excursions possible for those planning on attending the World Congress of Herpetology in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo in 2024.
Indraneil, Das
core  

The Batrachian Barf Bowl: An authentic research experience using ecological data from frog diets

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Authentic research experiences (AREs) are a powerful strategy for inspiring and retaining students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
Joanna G. Larson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A taxonomic revision of the south-eastern dragon lizards of the Smaug warreni (Boulenger) species complex in southern Africa, with the description of a new species (Squamata: Cordylidae) [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
A recent multilocus molecular phylogeny of the large dragon lizards of the genus Smaug Stanley et al. (2011) recovered a south-eastern clade of two relatively lightly-armoured, geographically-proximate species (Smaug warreni (Boulenger, 1908) and S ...
Michael F. Bates, Edward L. Stanley
doaj   +2 more sources

One Health Approach to Globalizing, Accelerating, and Focusing Amphibian and Reptile Disease Research—Reflections and Opinions from the First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
The world’s reptiles and amphibians are experiencing dramatic and ongoing losses in biodiversity, changes that can have substantial effects on ecosystems and human health.
Matthew J. Gray   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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