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Vertebrate hosts as islands: dynamics of selection, immigration, loss, persistence and potential function of bacteria on salamander skin

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Skin bacterial communities can protect amphibians from a fungal pathogen; however, little is known about how these communities are maintained. We used a neutral model of community ecology to identify bacteria that are maintained on salamanders by ...
Andrew Howard Loudon, Andrew Howard Loudon, Arvind eVenkataraman, William eVanTreuren, William eVanTreuren, Douglas eWoodhams, Douglas eWoodhams, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Valerie eMcKenzie, Rob eKnight, Rob eKnight, Rob eKnight, Thomas eSchmidt, Reid eHarris   +15 more
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Living at the Interface: Behavioral, Evolutionary and Ecological Insights of Spring Use by Highly Mobile Stygobiont Crustaceans, Troglocaris planinensis (Decapoda: Atyidae)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
The study provides evidence that animals considered as strictly linked to subterranean habitats can exhibit behavioral responses to constraints occurring in surface environments. We studied the blind and depigmented shrimp Troglocaris planinensis in the Classical Karst using field and experimental approaches.
Raoul Manenti, Veronica Zampieri, Filippomaria Cassarino, Damiano Brognoli, Edgardo Mauri, Giorgia Terraneo, Elia Lo Parrino, Raffaele Bruschi, Valentina Balestra, Stefano Lapadula, Matteo Galbiati, Valeria Messina, Mattia Falaschi, Benedetta Barzaghi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Andrea Melotto   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

In search of critically endangered species: the current situation of two tiny salamander species in the Neotropical mountains of Mexico.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Worldwide, one in every three species of amphibian is endangered, 39 species have gone extinct in the last 500 years and another 130 species are suspected to have gone extinct in recent decades.
Adriana Sandoval-Comte, Eduardo Pineda, José L Aguilar-López   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotypic Plasticity Across Gradients of Predation and Competition in Larval Amphibians

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Many taxa encounter a wide range of conditions for any particular environmental variable and they experience variation in multiple environmental variables simultaneously, which may have interactive effects if different environmental types induce opposing phenotypes.
Rick A. Relyea, Christine M. Glaude, Jason T. Hoverman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination with Recombinant Baculovirus Expressing Ranavirus Major Capsid Protein Induces Protective Immunity in Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus

Viruses, 2017
The Chinese giant salamander iridovirus (CGSIV), belonging to the genus Ranavirus in the family Iridoviridae, is the causative agent of an emerging infectious disease causing high mortality of more than 90% and economic losses in Chinese giant ...
Xiaoyuan Zhou, Xinglang Zhang, Yahui Han, Qiuhong Jia, Hongwei Gao   +4 more
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Mitochondrial Phylogenomics and Genome Evolution in Anura: Insights From Structure and Gene Order Rearrangements

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
By analyzing 277 anuran mitochondrial genomes, this study reconstructs a robust phylogeny for frogs and toads, tracing their origins to the Triassic and major radiations to the Cretaceous‐Neogene. The research identifies 58 distinct gene arrangement patterns, providing a novel evolutionary framework.
Jiaoying He, Zike Li, Qingya Yang, Mengyao Zhu, Baiyun Xue, Yinmeng Hou, Ganggang Yang, Xiaohong Chen, Zhuo Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fetal Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Incorporated Into Silk Scaffolds Leads to Beneficial Cardiovascular Patch Remodeling in a Large Animal Model of RVOT Surgical Repair

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 114, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Approximately 50% of patients that undergo surgical reconstruction to repair the congenital heart defect tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) experience adverse effects by the age of 50. These effects can be linked to the poor healing response elicited by the synthetic materials in the commonly used cardiovascular patches.
Elizabeth C. Porter, Yan‐Ru Lai, Whitney L. Stoppel, Luke R. Perreault, David L. Kaplan, Raymond K. Kudej, Lauren D. Black III   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting long‐term population viability for an imperiled salamander under future climate changes

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 3, April 2026.
We evaluated the long‐term viability of 2 reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) populations in response to multiple future climate change scenarios. We found that there is a high probability of extinction by 2100 under some scenarios, mostly driven by severe droughts and repeated reproductive failure. Conservation actions should focus on
Houston C. Chandler, George C. Brooks, Yan Jiao, Carola A. Haas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salamanders aid research into mechanisms of non‐canonical organ regeneration for clinical applications

Medicine Advances
Salamanders possess remarkable regenerative capacities for organ regeneration among tetrapod vertebrates. Previous research has primarily focused on studying the regeneration of canonical tissues or organs such as limbs, tail, brain, spinal cord, heart ...
Binxu Yin, Xiao Cui, Yanmei Liu, Ji‐Feng Fei   +3 more
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Sirtuins: Emergent Players in Tissue and Organ Regeneration

International Journal of Translational Medicine
Sirtuins are a family of lysine deacetylases that regulate cellular homeostasis and energy sensing. Regeneration is the process that restores structural and functional homeostasis at the cellular, tissue, organ, and appendage levels.
Ayla Kyler Núñez, Claudia Marcela Arenas-Gómez, Belfran Alcides Carbonell Medina   +2 more
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