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Monstrous animal siblings in Europe

open access: yesBoletín de Literatura Oral, 2022
Reports of women giving birth to a baby together with an animal (toad, mouse, bird, etc.), are documented in Europe from the 1100s onwards: the most important traditions of which are the frater Salernitanorum and the sooterkin. Throughout the centuries,
Davide Ermacora
doaj  

Characterization of the Skin Microbiota of the Cane Toad Rhinella cf. marina in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

First record of predation on Rhinella diptycha (Anura, Bufonidae) by Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae)

open access: yesActualidades Biológicas, 2020
Caimans of the species Caiman latirostris, which are widely distributed in South America, are opportunistic predators. They show ontogenetic variation in diet, with young individuals initially feeding on invertebrates and then gradually adding ...
Rodney Murillo Peixoto-Couto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Antimicrobial Activity of Anuran Toxins

open access: yesMicroorganisms
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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians: The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region

open access: yesAnimals
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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased cold‐sensing function of the transient receptor potential channel TRPM8 from tailed amphibians

open access: yesFEBS 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Hydrophilic Ingredients in Toad Skin and Toad Venom Using the UHPLC-HR-MS/MS and UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS Methods Together with the Anti-Inflammatory Evaluation of Indolealkylamines

open access: yesMolecules, 2018
Toad skin and toad venom, as two kinds of Chinese medicine, are prepared from Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor and Bufo melanostictus Schneider. However, they display distinct properties in traditional application, and the hydrophilic ingredients are the ...
Yu Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesJournal 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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