New record of a feral population of Lithobates catesbeianus Shaw, 1802 in a protected area (Santay Island) in the Ecuadorian coast [PDF]
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus Shaw, 1802), an amphibian species native to eastern North America, is considered one of the 100 most harmful invasive species in the world.
Cruz Cordovez, Carlos +3 more
core +1 more source
Effects of Predator Species and Size on Prey Escape Success Through the Digestive Tract
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.
Shinji Sugiura
wiley +1 more source
Feces are an important viral agent elimination route for infected carrier animals and in aquatic organisms these pathogenic agents can very rapidly propagate due to the habitation environment. The objective of this work is to track viral particles in the
A.M. Antonucci +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Áreas potenciais para a criação de rã-touro-gigante (lithobates catesbeianus SHAW, 1802) na região Sul do Brasil. [PDF]
A ranicultura demonstra ser promissora no Brasil, principalmente como atividade rural voltada à agricultura familiar e aos pequenos agricultores. A presente pesquisa objetivou levantar preliminarmente os ranários ativos existentes atualmente na região ...
CRIBB, A. Y. +3 more
core
Activity Level-Predation Risk Tradeoff in a Tadpole Guild: Implications for Community Organization Along the Hydroperiod Gradient [PDF]
Increasing activity levels permit greater food intake for use towards growth and reproduction, consequently increasing predation risk via increased detection.
Saenz, Daniel +2 more
core +1 more source
Persistence of Environmental DNA in Freshwater Ecosystems [PDF]
International audienceThe precise knowledge of species distribution is a key step in conservation biology. However, species detection can be extremely difficult in many environments, specific life stages and in populations at very low density. The aim of
Dejean, Tony +6 more
core +5 more sources
Lernaea cyprinacea é um copépode ectoparasita que pode causar a morte do hospedeiro devido às hemorragias, ulcerações e infecções secundárias que provoca. Lernaea cyprinacea está amplamente distribuída na Argentina.
Zulma A. Salinas +5 more
doaj
Policy Recommendation on the Restriction on Amphibian Trade Toward the Republic of Korea
Amphibian diseases and invasive amphibian species are both generally introduced through the wildlife trade, either for human consumption or for the pet trade. However, adequate regulations can prevent such introductions.
Amaël Borzée +4 more
doaj +1 more source
A science-based approach to tackle invasive alien species in Belgium – the role of the ISEIA protocol and the Harmonia information system as decision support tools [PDF]
A coherent response to biological invasions involves science-based, up-to-date prioritization tools alongside information transfer to relevant authorities and stakeholders.
Adriaens, T. +7 more
core +1 more source
Lithobates Catesbeianus (American Bullfrog)
Three adult males and two females collected alive. Lithobates catesbeianus is native from southeastern Canada, much of the central and eastern United States, and northeastern Mexico, and has also been reported in another 41 countries throughout the world, where it has been introduced for commercial purposes (Barrasso et al. 2009. South Am. J. Herpetol.
Militello, Mariano +2 more
openaire +2 more sources

