Assessing the Presence, Pattern, and Environmental Correlates of Seasonal Skin Thickening in Anurans
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Histological sections, like that of the ventral pectoral skin of Lithobates pipiens, were measured to assess variation in skin thickness throughout the year in three North American anuran species. After correcting for individual body size, we test whether skin thickness changes throughout the year and which factors (environment or life history) explain
Collin S. VanBuren +3 more
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A Case of Endosteal Hyperostosis Caused by a Mutation of the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 5 (LRP5) Gene. [PDF]
CureusBeshay LH.
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A Tale of Appendages: Investigating Limb and Tail Variation in Salamanders
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We analyzed limb and tail proportions in 44% of known salamander species using a phylogenetic comparative approach. Our results revealed significant variation among families and ecological groups, with aquatic species showing longer limbs and basal lineages having shorter tails.
Giacomo Rosa +4 more
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Relating differential gene expression and genomic analyses to functional adaptation at various developmental stages of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBaldino A, Bachvaroff T, Chung JS.
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Edible Insects: A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Entomophagy with a Focus on Western Societies. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Olivadese M, Dindo ML.
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The Wonder Years: A Demographic Approach to Revisit the Age‐at‐Size Conundrum in Amphibians
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We combined repeated body size measurements of marked individuals of unknown age throughout their adult life with growth records of individuals marked as postmetamorphic juveniles and recaptured years later as sexually mature adults, focusing on 10 amphibian species in central Spain.
Gregorio Sánchez‐Montes +5 more
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Editorial for the Special Issue "Neurobiology of Invertebrates Inaccessible from Mammalian Studies". [PDF]
Biology (Basel)Ito E, Namiki K.
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Warm Spring Weather Alters Calling Phenology of Four Sympatric Early‐Breeding Anurans
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.An unusually warm March in 2024 (“false spring”) followed by freezing temperatures allowed us to assess the impact of a weather event on an amphibian community. The calling activity of all four species was associated with increasing temperature, and the first date of calling was advanced by 11–18 days.
Jeffrey P. Ethier +3 more
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Subterranean salamanders lean into mechanical sense following vision loss. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AHanken J.
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