Comparative muscle anatomy of the anuran pelvis and hindlimb in relation to locomotor mode. [PDF]
J AnatScientists at UCL and the Royal Veterinary College have digitally dissected the musculoskeletal anatomy of the pelvis and hindlimbs of 30 frog species using contrast‐enhanced microCT scanning, forming the largest digital anatomical dataset in any vertebrate group to date.
Leavey A, Richards CT, Porro LB.
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Characterisation of major histocompatibility complex class I in the Australian cane toad, Rhinella marina. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class I is a highly variable gene family that encodes cell-surface receptors vital for recognition of intracellular pathogens and initiation of immune responses.
Mette Lillie +2 more
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The evolution of mitochondrial genomes in modern frogs (Neobatrachia): nonadaptive evolution of mitochondrial genome reorganization [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2014 Although mitochondrial (mt) gene order is highly conserved among vertebrates, widespread gene rearrangements occur in anurans, especially in neobatrachians. Protein coding genes in the mitogenome experience adaptive or purifying selection, yet the role that selection plays on genomic reorganization remains unclear.
Xia, Yun +5 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The first complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) for the family Phyllomedusidae (genus Pithecopus) is presented. It is a circular molecule with 17713 pb including 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a control region (D-loop ...
Nathália Gonçalves da Silva Lima +4 more
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Larval cranial anatomy of the Eastern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne orientalis)
Acta Zoologica, Volume 102, Issue 4, Page 452-466, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Heleophryne orientalis is endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its tadpole lives in swift‐flowing mountain streams attached to rocks and feeding on algae. Little is known about the morphology of Heleophrynids despite their important systematic position as sister taxon to all remaining Neobatrachians.
Paul Lukas
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Frog origins: inferences based on ancestral reconstructions of locomotor performance and anatomy [PDF]
, 2016 Frogs are the most species-rich and ecologically diverse group of amphibians and are characterized by a unique body plan including long legs, elongated ilia, and fused caudal vertebrae.
Boistel, Renaud +8 more
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A new family of diverse skin peptides from the microhylid frog genus phrynomantis [PDF]
, 2020 A wide range of frogs produce skin poisons composed of bioactive peptides for defence against pathogens, parasites and predators. While several frog families have been thoroughly screened for skin-secreted peptides, others, like the Microhylidae, have ...
Ballet, Steven +7 more
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Parasite, 2019 The polystomes (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) radiated across semi-aquatic tetrapods including all three amphibian orders, freshwater turtles and the hippopotamus.
Chaabane Amira +2 more
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Mitochondrial genomes of the South American frogs Eupsophus vertebralis and E. emiliopugini (Neobatrachia: Alsodidae) and their phylogenetic relationships. [PDF]
J Genomics, 2018 We report the sequencing and compare the mitochondrial genomes of the South American ground frogs Eupsophus vertebralis and E. emiliopugini and reconstruct phylogenetic relationships among Eupsophus species. These genomes consist of 16,156 and 16,711 bp in length, respectively and contain 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer ...
Suárez-Villota EY +2 more
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, 2016 Number of Pages: 16Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Schalk, Christopher M. +1 more
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