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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
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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys, 2021
We provide a molecular phylogeny of Asian pit vipers (the genus Gloydius) based on four mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, ND4, and cytb). Sequences of Gloydius himalayanus, the only member of the genus that occurs south of the Himalayan range, are included ...
Jing-Song Shi   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

EFFECTS OF COVER BOARD AGE, SEASON, AND HABITAT ON THE OBSERVED ABUNDANCE OF EASTERN RED-BACKED SALAMANDERS (PLETHODON CINEREUS) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Plethodontid salamanders are potentially good ecological indicator species in woodland habitats due to their abundance and sensitivity to changes in the environment.
Grasser, Cody N, Smith, Geoffrey R.
core   +2 more sources

Selected Internet Resources on Herpetology.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2015
Concerned with the study of reptiles and amphibians, the field of herpetology continues to grow in popularity with scientists, students, and the general public, who are drawn to these interesting creatures for a variety of reasons.
Chapel D. Cowden
doaj   +1 more source

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

Regina grahamii [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Number of pages=40Geological SciencesIntegrative ...
Anton, Tom
core   +1 more source

UPDATED GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF MICHIGAN HERPETOFAUNA:: A SYNTHESIS OF OLD AND NEW SOURCES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Recently a comprehensive overview of reptiles and amphibians in Michigan was published. Unfortunately, the distributions of the species represented were compiled before widespread accessibility to technological tools providing greater access to museum ...
Phillips, John G.
core   +2 more sources

Preference of spectral features in auditory processing for advertisement calls in the music frogs

open access: yesFrontiers in Zoology, 2019
Background Animal vocal signals encode very important information for communication during which the importance of temporal and spectral characteristics of vocalizations is always asymmetrical and species-specific.
Yanzhu Fan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

CHORUSING PATTERNS OF A DIVERSE ANURAN COMMUNITY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOUTHERN CRAWFISH FROGS (LITHOBATES AREOLATUS AREOLATUS) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Wildlife surveys have a critical role in conservation efforts and the collection of life history data. For anuran amphibians these surveys often focus on calling males.
Ligon, Day B., McKnight, Donald T.
core   +2 more sources

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