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Newly published papers on reptiles and amphibians from the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically. Browse by animal on the species pages.
- Comparative electron microscopy study of spermatozoa in snakes (Lepidosauria, Squamata).
Tavares-Bastos L, Cunha LD, França FGR et al. · Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) · 2024-04
- The good, the bad and the boa: An unexpected new species of a true boa revealed by morphological and molecular evidence.
Gonzalez RC, Bezerra de Lima LC, Passos P et al. · PloS one · 2024-04 · open access
Introduction The constrictor snakes popularly referred to as boas are very well known both for science and for the general public since it is a common pet and also largely used in the leather and cinematographic industries. Members of the genus Boa Linnaeus, 1758 are remarkably generalists with…
- Invasibility of a North American soil ecosystem to amphibian-killing fungal pathogens.
McGrath-Blaser SE, McGathey N, Pardon A et al. · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024-04 · open access
Introduction Microbial invasions significantly contribute to global diseases of plants, animals and humans, with profound impacts on community and ecosystem health. Invasive microbes can also shift the community structure and function of native microbial communities, which can have cascading…
- Analysis of Morphological Change during a Co-invading Assemblage of Lizards in the Hawaiian Islands
John Gilbert Phillips, Travis J. Hagey, Molly E. Hagemann et al. · Evolutionary Biology · 2024-04 · open access
Abstract Phenotypic change plays diverse roles in species’ colonization, but most invasion studies target single species. To compare ecomorphological changes among co-invading species with overlapping niches, we examined three lizards on the island of O‘ahu (Anolis carolinensis, A. sagrei, Phelsuma…
- Additional notes on the herpetofauna of Lefkada (Ionian Islands, Greece)
Sabine Martini, Marcus Schmitt · Natural History Sciences · 2024-04 · open access
- Exotic Animal Practice in West Asia/Middle East.
Azmanis PN, Madani SA, Rostami A et al. · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2024-04
- Broad-scale pesticide screening finds anticoagulant rodenticide and legacy pesticides in Australian frogs.
Rowley JJL, Symons A, Doyle C et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2024-04 · open access
- Influence of temporary emigration on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) detectability, with implications for abundance estimation.
Beard AN, Brown DJ, Hileman ET et al. · PloS one · 2024-04 · open access
Reliable population estimates are important for making informed management decisions about wildlife species. Standardized survey protocols have been developed for monitoring population trends of the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), a semi-aquatic freshwater turtle species of conservation concern…
- The high cost of movement in an arid working landscape for an endangered amphibian.
Brocka CW, Mazzamuto MV, Koprowski JL · Ecology and evolution · 2024-04 · open access
Connectivity is essential for the maintenance of genetic diversity and stability of wildlife populations. Drought and changing precipitation regimes have caused natural aquatic amphibian breeding habitats to disappear or become isolated and have led to the replacement of natural surface water with…
- Tap dancing frogs: Posterior toe tapping and feeding in Dendrobates tinctorius
Thomas Q. Parrish, Eva K. Fischer · Ethology · 2024-04 · open access
- Crop cover and nutrient levels mediate the effects of land management type on aquatic invertebrate richness in prairie potholes.
Kirk DA, Collins SJ, Martínez-Lanfranco JA et al. · PloS one · 2024-04 · open access
Aquatic invertebrates provide important ecosystem services, including decomposition and nutrient cycling, and provide nutrition for birds, fish, amphibians, and bats. Thus, the effects of agricultural land management practices on aquatic invertebrates are relevant to farmers, wildlife biologists,…
- The Captain and the Frog
Sinlan Poo, Sinlan Poo · Cornell University Press eBooks · 2024-04
- Using the dead to infer about the living: Amphibian roadkill spatiotemporal dynamics suggest local populations' reduction.
Pinto T, Sillero N, Mira A et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2024-04
- Lessons in Patience
Karen Michelle Warkentin, Karen Michelle Warkentin · Cornell University Press eBooks · 2024-04
- Evaluating translocation strategies for box turtles in urbanising landscapes
Elizabeth D. Hays, Ethan J. Royal, Ethan C. Hollender et al. · Wildlife Research · 2024-04
- The Reality of Giant Geckos
Aaron M. Bauer, Aaron M. Bauer · Cornell University Press eBooks · 2024-04
- High nest failure in a zebra finch population and persistent nest predation by a monitor lizard.
Naguib M, Ter Avest E, Tyson C et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-04 · open access
INTRODUCTION In arid habitats, seasonal reproductive success in birds can vary significantly because of the unpredictable frequency of rainfall (Morton et al., ). In the case of zebra finches ( Taeniopygia castanosis ), rainfall is essential for the growth and seed production of a wide variety of…
- ECR Spotlight – Jarrod Petersen
Journal of Experimental Biology · 2024-04
- Dyrk1a is required for craniofacial development in Xenopus laevis.
Johnson HK, Wahl SE, Sesay F et al. · Developmental biology · 2024-04
- Environmental (and Random?) Sex Determination in Endangered and Invasive Phelsuma Geckos.
Peš T, Straková B, Kratochvíl L · Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation · 2024-04 · open access
- Stabilizing a Femur Osteotomy with a Plate Fixation in Ambystoma mexicanum.
Polikarpova A, Bucher C, Ellinghaus A et al. · Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2024-04
- Does the Southern Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus, seek areas of high prey concentration in southeastern Peru?
Patrick S. Champagne, Thomas B. Herman, Paul Rosolie et al. · Food Webs · 2024-04 · open access
Although behavior of E. murinus was broadly described over a century ago, observations of predation by E. murinus are rare. Some evidence suggests that it may target sites when hunting. We report details of six livestock depredation events at a single locality near Puerto Maldonado, Peru.…
- Fools Gather ’Round to Watch Me Bleed: Disability, Isolation, and Participation in Metal’s Communities of Aesthetic Practice
Rebecca Jiggens, Jasmine Hazel Shadrack · Advances in metal music and culture. · 2024-04
- New Data on the Larval Stages of Leptophallus nigrovenosus (Digenea, Plagiorchiata).
Poonlaphdecha S, Ribas A, Martínez-Silvestre A et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-04 · open access
(1) Background: Leptophallus nigrovenosus , an esophageal parasite that primarily affects water snakes of the genus Natrix , has a known life cycle that involves snail and amphibian hosts. However, the biological aspects, chaetotaxic patterns, and pathogeny of this parasite in its hosts have not…
- Comparison of the blood biochemical values of foraging and nesting Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) from Sinaloa, Mexico.
Valdés-Flores J, Ley-Quiñonez CP, León-Sicairos N et al. · Marine environmental research · 2024-04
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