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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]

ZooKeys, 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, Jin-Cheng Liu, Rohit Giri, John Benjamin Owens, Vishal Santra, Sourish Kuttalam, Melvin Selvan, Ke-Ji Guo, Anita Malhotra   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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

Frontiers 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, Xizi Yue, Jing Yang, Jiangyan Shen, Di Shen, Yezhong Tang, Guangzhan Fang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians found in protected areas along the South African Wild Coast, with notes on conservation implications

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2015
We surveyed six protected areas along the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to determine general herpetofaunal diversity as well as the representation of species of special conservation concern.
Jan A. Venter, Werner Conradie
doaj   +1 more source

Active Learning Strategies for Biodiversity Science

Frontiers in Education, 2022
Organismal courses are inherently integrative, incorporating concepts from genetics, physiology, ecology and other disciplines linked through a comparative and phylogenetic framework.
Nicole Chodkowski, Nicole Chodkowski, Patrick M. O’Grady, Chelsea D. Specht, Kelly R. Zamudio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herpetological century: Centenary Anniversary of the Laboratory of Herpetology of the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Current Studies in Herpetology, 2021
The publication describes the history of the formation of the Department/Laboratory of Herpetology in the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences and previously unknown facts of the biography of its staff.
N. Ananjeva, I. Doronin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Features of the usage of antibiotics in herpetology

, 2021
Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv, Pekarska Str., 50, Lviv, 79010, Ukraine. Tel.: +38-096-275-51-26 E-mail: Slawakill96@gmail.com Chuliuk, W. I. (2021).
W. I. Chuliuk
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A guide for optimal iodine staining and high‐throughput diceCT scanning in snakes

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Diffusible iodine‐based contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) visualizes soft tissue from micro‐CT (µCT) scans of specimens to uncover internal features and natural history information without incurring physical damage via dissection.
Sean Callahan, Jenna M. Crowe‐Riddell, Ramon S. Nagesan, Jaimi A. Gray, Alison R. Davis Rabosky   +4 more
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Rare and Hungry: Feeding Ecology of the Golden Alpine Salamander, an Endangered Amphibian in the Alps

Animals, 2023
Amphibians are considered critical species in the nutrient flow within and across ecosystems, and knowledge on their trophic ecology and niches is crucial for their conservation.
Emma Centomo, Luca Roner, Marco Salvatori, Paolo Pedrini, Antonio Romano   +4 more
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Species Delimitation in Herpetology

Journal of Herpetology, 2019
. The discovery and delimitation of species has changed dramatically over time. Species delimitation practices became more thorough and formal in the 1900s with the introduction of detailed studies of geographic variation, contact zones, and ...
D. Hillis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Introducing the 10th World Congress of Herpetology 2024 Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo [PDF]

, 2020
The World Congress of Herpetology (WCH) is an International Scientific Nonprofit Organization that is also a Scientific Member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS).
Das, Indraneil
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