When aposematism is not enough: Exotic Rattus rattus shows no mercy for carcasses of Salamandra salamandra in insular populations [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPredator–prey interaction is a major force driving natural selection. Yet, the identification of species preying on, or consuming, aposematic species is largely unknown.
Guillermo Velo‐Antón
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Clinal Variation in Reproductive Modes and Offspring Body Condition Across a Contact Zone of a Bimodal Viviparous Salamander [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHybrid zones offer valuable insights into evolutionary processes. In species with bimodal reproduction, hybridization can produce transitional phenotypes that may pinpoint the evolutionary pathways connecting distinct reproductive modes.
Clara Figueiredo‐Vázquez +2 more
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Behavioural underpinning of mito-nuclear discordances: insights from fire salamanders [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMito-nuclear discordances across secondary contact zones have been described in a wide range of organisms. They consist of a spatial mismatch between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in terms of location and extension of the contact zone between ...
Andrea Chiocchio +5 more
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First record of a male-male aggressive interaction in the golden Alpine salamander Salamandra atra aurorae (Caudata, Salamandridae) [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2023 The golden Alpine salamander Salamandra atra aurorae Trevisan, 1982 is an endemic subspecies found in Sette Comuni and Vezzena plateau in Veneto, Italy.
Milos Di Gregorio +2 more
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Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2022 Rècord d’abundància de Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) en les poblacions europees més meridionals: S. s. longirostris Al sud de la península Ibérica es troba la subespècie de salamandra més meridional d’Europa, Salamandra salamandra ...
R. Arroyo-Morales +3 more
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Two new species of the genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840 (Tardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae) from Madagascar [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 The knowledge of the diversity and distribution of tardigrades on Madagascar is rather poor. To date, only 13 tardigrade taxa have been reported from this region (including one Milnesium species).
Łukasz Kaczmarek +7 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 In this paper we applied an integrative taxonomy approach to describe a new tardigrade species from Madagascar. The description is based on morphological and morphometric data (using both light and scanning electron microscopy), combined with genetic ...
K. A. Kuzdrowska +6 more
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Diversity, 2022 DNA metabarcoding has proven to be an accessible, cost-effective, and non-invasive tool for dietary analysis of predators in situ. Although DNA metabarcoding provides numerous benefits in characterizing diet—such as detecting prey animals that are ...
Adam J. D. Marques +2 more
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A new subspecies of African fire salamander Salamandra algira (Urodela, Salamandridae) from the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 A new subspecies within the Salamandra algira species complex from north-western Africa is described. Previous molecular analysis showed that the populations of S.
Axel Hernandez, Daniel Escoriza
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Measuring athletic performance in post-metamorphic fire salamanders
BMC Research Notes, 2021 Objective Athletic performances are dynamic movements that are physically challenging and often predict individual success in ecological contexts. They stem from a complex integration of multiple phenotypic traits—e.g., morphological, physiological and ...
Erica de Rysky +3 more
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