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Sex pheromones in amphibians: a review

Veterinární Medicína, 2005
Amphibians are interesting animals, very often kept by aquarists and vivarists. Their ability of intraspecific chemical signalization belongs to very interesting biological features.
J. Rajchard
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Modulation of Trace Metal Accumulation in the Liver and Intestine of Amphibian Host Sclerophrys regularis by the Enteric Parasite Cosmocerca spp. Sampled in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2022
Background Recent studies have shown parasites as accumulation indicators that give critical information about the bioavailability of pollutants. To further buttress parasites in the assessment of metal sink potentials, the parasite Cosmocerca sp.
Okechukwu Martin Okeagu, Akinsanya Bamidele, Isibor Patrick Omoregie, Onadeko Abiodun Benedict, Khalid Adekoya   +4 more
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Behavioural responses of reptile predators to invasive cane toads in tropical Australia [PDF]

, 2013
The ecological impact of an invasive species can depend on the behavioural responses of native fauna to the invader. For example, the greatest risk posed by invasive cane toads (Rhinella marinaBufonidae) in tropical Australia is lethal poisoning of ...
Bedford, GS, Brown, GP, Greenlees, MJ, Pearson, DJ, Phillips, BL, Shine, R, Thomas, J, Webb, JK   +7 more
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Antibiofilm activity of a chionodracine‐derived peptide by NMR‐based metabolomics of cell‐free supernatant of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KHS‐Cnd peptide is able to impair biofilm formation and disaggregate mature biofilms in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Differences in extracellular metabolites reflect changes in biofilm metabolism due to KHS‐Cnd treatment. Among the differentially represented extracellular metabolites upon KHS‐Cnd treatment, the significantly altered ...
Fernando Porcelli, Enrico Landi, Francesco Maiurano, Irene Paris, Rosanna Papa, Marco Artini, Laura Selan, Stefano Borocci, Francesco Buonocore, Esther Imperlini   +9 more
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Investigating the Antimicrobial Activity of Anuran Toxins

Microorganisms
Anurans, commonly known as frogs and toads, comprise a diverse group of amphibians distributed across all continents except Antarctica. This manuscript provides a detailed overview of the global anuran fauna, emphasizing their biology, remarkable ...
Manuela B. Pucca, Anne Grace A. C. Marques, Ana Flávia M. Pereira, Guilherme Melo-dos-Santos, Felipe A. Cerni, Beatriz C. S. Jacob, Isabela G. Ferreira, Rafael L. Piccolo, Marco A. Sartim, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Isadora S. Oliveira   +10 more
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El tiempo vuela: el uso de aves y otros animales para representar las unidades de tiempo de la cuenta larga maya

Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 2017
The zoomorphic images used to represent the different periods that form the Mayan Long Count have never been explained in a global way and their meaning remains poorly understood.
Rogelio Valencia Rivera
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Decreased cold‐sensing function of the transient receptor potential channel TRPM8 from tailed amphibians

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Despite frogs avoiding low temperatures, examination of four salamander species revealed that none avoided cold and all possessed cold tolerance. Functional analysis of TRPM8, a cold sensor, showed that all salamander TRPM8s had lost their cold sensitivity.
Tadahiro Sawao, Daiki Kobayashi, Shogo Hori, Osamu Saitoh   +3 more
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Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians: The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region

Animals
Springs are ecotones between groundwater and surface water, important for a variety of both surficial and subterranean organisms. However, their use by amphibians has been poorly assessed.
Damiano Brognoli, Elia Lo Parrino, Giorgia Terraneo, Giorgio Grassi, Veronica Zampieri, Matteo Galbiati, Valentina Balestra, Valeria Messina, Benedetta Barzaghi, Stefano Lapadula, Raoul Manenti   +10 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling, Mark D. Parker, Sven Kerst, Richard A. Pasternack, Jacob Tondreau, Marjolein Breur, Gemma M. van Rooijen‐van Leeuwen, Davide Tonduti, Ettore Salsano, Alejandra Darling, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Susanna Törnroth‐Horsefield, Marianna Bugiani, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Quinten Waisfisz, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Rogier Min   +16 more
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Characterization of the Skin Microbiota of the Cane Toad Rhinella cf. marina in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Rhinella marina is a toad native to South America that has been introduced in the Antilles, likely carrying high loads of microorganisms, potentially impacting local community diversity.
Juan G. Abarca, Ibrahim Zuniga, Ibrahim Zuniga, Ibrahim Zuniga, Gilmary Ortiz-Morales, Armando Lugo, Mariel Viquez-Cervilla, Natalia Rodriguez-Hernandez, Frances Vázquez-Sánchez, Catalina Murillo-Cruz, Ernesto A. Torres-Rivera, Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás, Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás, Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino   +14 more
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