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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2021 Monitoring wild populations is an essential tool to assess the conservation status and the ecological requirements of a species. Capture–mark–recapture (CMR), based on individual recognition, is the most commonly used and most effective technique ...
Antonio Romano +5 more
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease associated with Mycobacterium montefiorense in salamanders
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionMycobacterium montefiorense is one of the causes of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in moray eels and salamanders. Although M. montefiorense infection could be a threat to salamanders, little information is available regarding this ...
Takeshi Komine +15 more
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EFSA Journal, 2017 A new fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), was identified in wild populations of salamanders in the Netherlands and Belgium, and in kept salamander populations in Germany and the United Kingdom.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +11 more
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FOSSIL SALAMANDERS AND SALAMANDER ORIGINS [PDF]
American Zoologist, 1965 Recent (mostly unpublished) work indicates that the present classification of salamanders needs modification. The fossil record of salamanders has been markedly improved recently, and tends to support these conclusions, but does not offer any clues to the origin of salamanders or of the Lissamphibia as a whole. The structure of the sirenid salamanders,
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Palatal morphology predicts the paleobiology of early salamanders
eLife, 2022 Ecological preferences and life history strategies have enormous impacts on the evolution and phenotypic diversity of salamanders, but the yet established reliable ecological indicators from bony skeletons hinder investigations into the paleobiology of ...
Jia Jia, Guangzhao Li, Ke-Qin Gao
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A Midsummer Night’s Diet: Snapshot on Trophic Strategy of the Alpine Salamander, Salamandra atra
Diversity, 2020 Information on the trophic ecology of the Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra, is scattered and anecdotal. We studied for the first time the trophic niche and prey availability of a population from an area located in Italian Dolomites during the first ...
Luca Roner +5 more
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Vital fluorescent staining for non–destructive studies of neuromast topography in urodele amphibians
Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2018 Neuromasts are mechanosensory organs found in primarily aquatic vertebrates, including many species of amphibians, and are arranged as specific patterns to form the lateral-line system on the head and along the body.
Patrik Prša, Lilijana Bizjak Mali
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Spatial distribution and seasonal movement patterns of reintroduced Chinese giant salamanders
BMC Zoology, 2019 Background Very little is known about the temporal or spatial movement patterns of Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus) due to their rarity, remote habitat and secretive nature. Commercial breeding farms provide a unique opportunity as a source
Lu Zhang +6 more
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Recent Advances in the Behavioral Ecology of European Plethodontid Salamanders
Animals, 2023 There is a recent growing interest in the study of evolutionary and behavioral ecology of amphibians. Among salamanders, Plethodontidae is the most speciose family, with more than 500 species, while in Europe, there are only 8 species, all belonging to ...
Andrea Costa +3 more
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Risk of survival, establishment and spread of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) in the EU
EFSA Journal, 2018 Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen of salamanders. Despite limited surveillance, Bsal was detected in kept salamanders populations in Belgium, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and in wild ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) +28 more
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