Purification, Conformational Analysis and Cytotoxic Activities of Host-Defense Peptides from the Giant Gladiator Treefrog Boana boans (Hylidae: Hylinae) [PDF]
Frogs from the extensive amphibian family Hylidae are a rich source of peptides with therapeutic potential. Peptidomic analysis of norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretions from the Giant Gladiator Treefrog Boana boans (Hylidae: Hylinae) collected in ...
J. Michael Conlon +6 more
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Predation of Boana faber (Anura, Hylidae) upon Dendropsophus minutus (Anura, Hylidae)
Henrique Oliveira +3 more
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Un gusano pulmonar del género Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) fue recuperado de Scinax staufferi (Anura: Hylidae) recolectado en Guadalupe Victoria Mapastepec, Chiapas, México (15°28’28”N, 92°53’26”O, 102 m).
Elizabeth Aurelia Martínez-Salazar +2 more
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Anuran fauna of the restinga forest of the Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso, Southeastern Brazil: species composition and breeding site utilization [PDF]
O Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso é uma área de grande importância para a conservação, pois abriga diferentes ecossistemas costeiros, como manguezais, dunas, restingas e mata atlântica de encosta, que, historicamente, estiveram sob forte pressão ...
BERTOLUCI, Jaime +2 more
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Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) as Overlooked Predators of Anurans in the Neotropics. [PDF]
This study reports novel field observations of harvestmen (Opiliones: Cranaidae) preying on live frogs across multiple Neotropical localities, documenting active capture and consumption of anurans by these arachnids. Our findings expand the known trophic role of harvestmen as opportunistic vertebrate predators and highlight the need to consider ...
Calvache E +11 more
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The Skull of Phyllomedusa sauvagii (Anura, Hylidae) [PDF]
ABSTRACTThe hylid genus Phyllomedusa comprises charismatic frogs commonly known as monkey, leaf or green frogs, and is the most diverse genus of the subfamily Phyllomedusinae, including about 31 species. Although there is some information about the anatomy of these frogs, little is known about the osteology.
Mario R. Ruiz‐Monachesi +2 more
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Hatching Plasticity in Captive-Bred Pickersgill's Reed Frog, Hyperolius pickersgilli (Raw 1982). [PDF]
Husbandry methods should avoid disturbing Pickersgill's reed frog, Hyperolius pickersgilli (Raw, 1982) clutches to increase survival of the tadpoles. ABSTRACT The Pickersgill's reed frog, Hyperolius pickersgilli (Raw 1982), is an Endangered frog species endemic to a narrow central coastal region of KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa.
Randera AS +3 more
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Effects of Predator Species and Size on Prey Escape Success Through the Digestive Tract. [PDF]
Adults of the aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata can survive passage through the digestive tracts of six predator (frog) species, including a non‐native bullfrog. Their active movement through the gut likely facilitates their escape through the cloaca, irrespective of predator species or size.
Sugiura S.
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Color polymorphism is common in many species of marsupial frogs. Extreme cases of pattern polymorphism are documented in four species. In Amphignathodon guentheri, Castrotheca aureomaculata, G. qriswoldi, and G.
Duellman William E., Ruiz C. Pedro M.
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List of anurans (Amphibia: Anura) from the rural zone of the municipality of Maringá, Paraná state, southern Brazil [PDF]
We report the anurans of four locations at the rural zone from municipality Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil. Specimens were registered by acoustic and direct visual search.
Igor Affonso +5 more
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