Determining the effects of cattle grazing treatments on Yosemite toads (Anaxyrus [=Bufo] canorus) in montane meadows. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Amphibians are experiencing a precipitous global decline, and population stability on public lands with multiple uses is a key concern for managers. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains (California, USA), managers have specifically identified livestock grazing
Susan K McIlroy +6 more
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Ultrafast all-optically controlled 2×2 crossbar switch [PDF]
, 1996 All-optical packet switching using all-optical routing control, where both ultrafast address recognition and routing of photonic packets were all optically performed on a header with 4 picosecond bit period, was demonstrated.
Glesk, I., Il Kang, K., Prucnal, P. R.
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Identification of Protein Quality Markers in Toad Venom from Bufo gargarizans
Molecules, 2023 Toad venom is a traditional Chinese medicine with high medicinal value. The existing quality evaluation standards of toad venom have obvious limitations because of the lack of research on proteins. Thus, it is necessary to screen suitable quality markers
Meiyun Yang +9 more
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GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN SELECTED LIFE HISTORY TRAITS OF THE EASTERN NARROWMOUTH TOAD, GASTROPHRYNE CAROLINENSIS (HOLBROOK, 1836), ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF ITS GEOGRAPHIC RANGE [PDF]
, 2015 We examined the Eastern Narrowmouth Toad,Gastrophryne carolinensis, along the northeastern edge of its geographic range in Virginia to determine the extent to which selected life history traits in this region adhered to patterns associated with a ...
Delis, Pablo R. +2 more
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Participation of nitric oxide in the nucleus isthmi in CO2-drive to breathing in toads
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1999 The nucleus isthmi (NI) is a mesencephalic structure of the amphibian brain. It has been reported that NI plays an important role in integration of CO2 chemoreceptor information and glutamate is probably involved in this function. However, very little is
L.H. Gargaglioni, L.G.S. Branco
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Comprising a major clade of Anura, toads produce and secrete numerous toxins from both the parotoid glands behind their eyes and their dorsal skin. These toxins, made of various proteins and compounds, possess pharmacological potential to be repurposed ...
Yunyun Lv +4 more
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Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination of Breeding Pools Utilized by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad, Peltophryne lemur. [PDF]
, 2012 Habitat preservation and management may play an important role in the conservation of the Puerto Rican crested toad, Peltophryne lemur, due to this species' small geographic range and declining native wild population. Bioavailable water concentrations of
De Voe, Ryan +3 more
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Analgesic Effects of Toad Cake and Toad-cake-containing Herbal Drugs
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2014 Objectives: This study was conducted to clarify the analgesic effect of toad cake and toad-cake-containing herbal drugs. Methods: We counted the writhing response of mice after the intraperitoneal administration of acetic acid as a nociceptive pain ...
Inoue Eiji +4 more
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Antimicrobial activity of skin secretions isolated from Indian toad, Bufo melanostictus Schneider 1799 [PDF]
, 2007 Amphibians like toads have been known to secrete antimicrobial secretions outside their body into their environments, through skin pores and parotid glands.
Abhishek Dinkarnath Garg +3 more
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Effectiveness of Road Mitigation for Common Toads (Bufo bufo) in the Netherlands
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Roads and traffic may have major impacts on amphibian populations, primarily as a result of amphibian road mortality. A variety of measures have been developed to prevent road mortality of amphibians, such as the construction of fences to keep the ...
Fabrice G. W. A. Ottburg +1 more
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