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Ants biting amphibians: A review and new observations [PDF]
, 2019 Antagonistic interactions between insects and amphibians are the subject of many scientific articles, mostly concerning amphibian predation on insect, but many fewer examples exist of the opposite situation.
Kaczmarski, Mikołaj +2 more
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Effects of invasion history on physiological responses to immune system activation in invasive Australian cane toads [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The cane toad (Rhinella marina) has undergone rapid evolution during its invasion of tropical Australia. Toads from invasion front populations (in Western Australia) have been reported to exhibit a stronger baseline phagocytic immune response than do ...
Daniel Selechnik +6 more
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Acta Biológica ColombianaPredation on bufonid toads can be perilous due to the presence of paratoid glands, which can poison and even lead to the death of the predator. Some crocodilians avoid contact with the toad’s poison or are probably tolerant to the venom of the toad ...
Murielly A. Coimbra +5 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 By affecting the abundance of key native species, invasive taxa may disrupt ecosystem services. In Australia, large monitor lizards (Varanus spp.) play critical roles as scavengers and apex predators.
Lachlan Pettit +2 more
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Genetics and Molecular BiologyThe genus Rhinella is one of the most diverse groups of bufonid toads, currently composed by 93 valid species and naturally distributed throughout different Neotropical ecoregions. Here, we analyze nine Brazilian populations of toads representing species
Daniel Pacheco Bruschi +8 more
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Vision fine-tunes preparation for landing in the cane toad, Rhinella marina. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2018 In toad hopping, the hindlimbs generate the propulsive force for take-off while the forelimbs resist the impact forces associated with landing. Preparing to perform a safe landing, in which impact forces are managed appropriately, likely involves the integration of multiple types of sensory feedback.
Ekstrom LJ, Panzini C, Gillis GB.
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Life history linked to immune investment in developing amphibians [PDF]
, 2013 The broad diversity of amphibian developmental strategies has been shaped, in part, by pathogen pressure, yet trade-offs between the rate of larval development and immune investment remain poorly understood. The expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
Woodhams, Douglas C +11 more
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Atendimento clínico e tratamento de cadela intoxicada por veneno de sapo (Rhinella marina)
PubvetNo contexto da clínica veterinária de pequenos animais em Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil, observa-se que a maioria dos casos de intoxicação resulta do contato com agrotóxicos ou por ingestão indevida de medicamentos.
Mauricio Carneiro Aquino, Moyses Serpa
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Wild cane toads (Rhinella marina) expel foreign matter from the coelom via the urinary bladder in response to internal injury, endoparasites and disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Dissections of >1,200 wild-caught cane toads (Rhinella marina) in tropical Australia confirm a laboratory report that anurans can expel foreign objects from the coelom by incorporating them into the urinary bladder.
Crystal Kelehear +3 more
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha +9 more
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