Acta Herpetologica, 2010 The authors describe the first case of parasitism on anuran amphibian, Rana temporaria, by the freshwater leech Helobdella stagnalis, in a mountainous area of northwestern Italy.
Rocco Tiberti, Augusto Gentilli
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Investigation of amphibian mortality events in wildlife reveals an on-going ranavirus epidemic in the North of the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2016 In the four years following the first detection of ranavirus (genus Ranavirus, family Iridoviridae) infection in Dutch wildlife in 2010, amphibian mortality events were investigated nationwide to detect, characterize and map ranaviruses in amphibians ...
Boonyarittichaikij, Roschong +14 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2020 The presence of Rana temporaria on Turin Hills (Piedmont NW Italy) has been confirmed through morphological and molecular analyses. Breeding individuals of this species were found at two sites and assessed by either morpho-chromatic and genetics.
Davide Marino +2 more
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Changes in dynamics processes of the muscles’ traction under influence of stress-factors
Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ, 2006 Change of fibers’ dynamic parameters of the frog Rana temporaria skeletal muscle m. tibialis traction under influence of modulated stimulation and aluminium chloride solutions was studied.
D. M. Nozdrenko +2 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2021 In Central Italy Rana temporaria is only known to occur as a glacial relict on the eastern side of Monti della Laga (Lazio). In this study we report the presence of the species in other areas of the mountain chain, with documented sightings in five ...
Francesco Di Toro +7 more
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Interaction between spring temperature-photoperiod and experimentally induced transient cold shock influencing proliferative activity in the brain of an adult terrestrial heterothermic vertebrate, Rana bergeri (Günther, 1986) [PDF]
, 2015 The seasonal thermal cycle and correlated variations in photoperiod exert antithetical influences on the proliferation of the reserve brain stem cells, which are mostly ependymal and sub-ependymal, of adult earth-dwelling heterothermic vertebrates upon ...
Chimenti, Claudio, Margotta, Vito
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Résultats preliminaires sur l'alimentation naturelle de la Grenouille Rousse, Rana temporaria L. a l'emergence. [PDF]
Munibe Ciencias Naturales, 1995 l'analyse de contenus stomacaux de jeunes grenouilles rousses (Rana temporaria. L.), capturées à l'emergence, sur la rive d'un plan d'eau de la forêt D'Iraty (alt: 1000 m.) située dans les Pyrénées atlantiques, permet de définir certaines modalités
VIGNES, J.C.
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Diversity, 2022 Microplastics (MPs) pollution is arousing growing attention, yet knowledge about its occurrence in amphibians is scant to date. With this study, we aimed to determine whether plastic (>5000 μm) and MPs (10–5000 μm) could be detected in adult Rana ...
Paolo Pastorino +11 more
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Microplastics in biotic and abiotic compartments of high-mountain lakes from Alps
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Microplastic (MP) pollution is a major environmental concern for mountain ecosystem and for high-mountain lakes in particular, which are recognized indicators of global change.
Paolo Pastorino +9 more
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Activity of Ca(2+),Mg(2+)-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum and contraction strength of the frog skeletal muscles under the effect of organophosphorus insecticides [PDF]
The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 2015 The results of an experimental study of organophosphorus insecticides, including pirimiphosmethyl, diazinon and chlorpyrifos caused a decline of the contraction properties in m. tibialis anterior fiber bundles of Rana temporaria, as well as sarcoplasmic
D. M. Nozdrenko +2 more
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