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Effects of Simulated Dusk and Dawn on Activity and Feeding of Puerto Rican Crested Toads (Peltophryne lemur) in Captivity

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) that were provided with dim night lights to simulate a natural dusk and dawn moved more frequently than those kept in complete darkness at night. Toads moved more at dusk and dawn than in the middle of the night. ABSTRACT Night light may affect captive amphibians in alternative ways. Captive amphibians may
Brady P. Parlato, Noah T. Dunham
wiley   +1 more source

Expanding Protected Areas to Safeguard Kenya's Herpetofauna Under Climate Change. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Kimani RM, Mi C, Malonza PK, Bwong BA, Du W.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Retrospective Analysis of Hatchling Success From Chelonian Eggs at a North Carolina Wildlife Clinic 2010 to 2023

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Retrospective analysis of chelonian eggs collected from gravid females admitted to a North Carolina wildlife clinic (2010–2023). A total of 2,453 eggs were harvested from live, euthanized, and deceased patients and incubated under standardized conditions, resulting in 38.9% hatching success.
Caroline C. Diehl, Sarah A. Hiser, Diane D. Moon, Christian M. Capobianco, Ronald K. Passingham, Ashley J. Kirby, Gregory A. Lewbart   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laying the groundwork for reptile welfare assessment in zoos and private keeping: A literature-based proposal. [PDF]

Anim Welf
Yeh HM, Huang CC, Chiang YW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cost-effective mesocosm framework for reptile research: Design, validation, and practical insights. [PDF]

PLoS One
Simbula G, Barroso FM, Saçdanaku E, Ene G, Fănaru G, Sreelatha LB, Vizireanu MG, Roumelioti M, Boskovits NM, Vlad SE, Aguilar P, Carretero MA.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low‐abundance species in bat assemblages

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological communities are structured by a few common species, while most occur at low abundance. Understanding the drivers of this widespread pattern raises fundamental questions about community assembly rules and is important for applied ecology for identifying ...
Andrés F. Ramírez‐Mejía, Francisco Sánchez, J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona, Natalia Ladino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Animal Parasitism in Nematodes of the Suborder Spirurina. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Nagae S, Hasegawa K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Plasma insulin‐like growth‐factor 1 (IGF‐1) concentrations predict early life‐history traits in a wild mammal

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The hormone insulin‐like growth factor 1 (IGF‐1) is a key player in the insulin/IGF signalling (IIS) pathway. Extensive biogerontological research demonstrates that this evolutionarily conserved nutrient‐sensing pathway plays a causal role in the regulation of growth ...
Sanjana Ravindran, Yolanda Corripio‐Miyar, Joel L. Pick, Xavier Bal, Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Daniel H. Nussey, Hannah Froy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New records of reptiles from Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam. [PDF]

Biodivers Data J
Pham AV, Pham CT, Phan TQ, Le MD, Ha LT, Ninh VD, Nguyen TQ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source