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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.
- Harnessing historic records and long-term monitoring data to evaluate amphibian extinction dynamics
West M, Hunter D, Scroggie MP et al. · Biological Conservation. · 2024-04
- Reduce, Replace, Refine: Determining A Posteriori Reference Intervals for Biochemistry in Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni).
Palumbo L, Caron S, Ballouard JM et al. · Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024-04
- Prey capture kinematics of horned frogs (Anura: Ceratophryidae).
Duport-Bru AS, Abdala V · Journal of morphology · 2024-04
- Adaptation to seasonal change in osmotic stressors in the Souss Valley tortoise Testudo graeca graeca, in an arid steppe-land of west-central Morocco: allostasis vs. homeostasis
Znari M, Hichami N · Journal of Arid Environments. · 2024-04
- Smarter in the city? Lizards from urban and semi-natural habitats do not differ in a cognitive task in two syntopic species.
Damas-Moreira I, Szabo B, Drosopoulos G et al. · Current zoology · 2024-03 · open access
- Determination of seawater COD spectra using double-loop contraction and sorted frog optimization.
Hou S, Zhang Y, Yuan D et al. · Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024-03 · open access
This study develops a novel double-loop contraction and C value sorting selection-based shrinkage frog-leaping algorithm (double-contractive cognitive random field [DC-CRF]) to mitigate the interference of complex salts and ions in seawater on the ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorbance spectra for…
- A comprehensive review of the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of Murrayae Folium et Cacumen.
Qi Y, Wang L, Wang N et al. · Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024-03 · open access
1 Introduction The genus Murraya comprises 21 accepted species ( http://www.worldfloraonline.org ). Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack and M. exotica L. (Rutaceae) are the most widely used Murraya species listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Murrayae Folium et Cacumen (MFC), a traditional Chinese…
- Cytogenetic Analysis of Satellitome of Madagascar Leaf-Tailed Geckos.
Yurchenko A, Pšenička T, Mora P et al. · Genes · 2024-03 · open access
Satellite DNA (satDNA) consists of sequences of DNA that form tandem repetitions across the genome, and it is notorious for its diversity and fast evolutionary rate. Despite its importance, satDNA has been only sporadically studied in reptile lineages. Here, we sequenced genomic DNA and…
- Prevalence of Urolithiasis in Client-owned Chelonians and Its Association with Selected Housing and Dietary Parameters in African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata)
Violaine Albane Colon, Nicola Di Girolamo · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2024-03
- Comparative MRI analysis of the forebrain of three sauropsida models.
Jiménez S, Santos-Álvarez I, Fernández-Valle E et al. · Brain structure & function · 2024-03 · open access
The study of the brain by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows to obtain detailed anatomical images, useful to describe specific encephalic structures and to analyze possible variabilities. It is widely used in clinical practice and is becoming increasingly used in veterinary medicine, even in…
- Fluorescence Characteristics and Main Fluorescence Component in Burmese 'chameleon' Amber.
Li S, Yang J, Li Y et al. · Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy · 2024-03
- Discriminative context-aware network for camouflaged object detection.
Ike CS, Muhammad N, Bibi N et al. · Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2024-03 · open access
Introduction Animals use camouflage (background matching, disruptive coloration, etc.) for protection, confusing predators and making detection difficult. Camouflage Object Detection (COD) tackles this challenge by identifying objects seamlessly blended into their surroundings. Existing COD…
- How turtles keep their cool: Seasonal and diel basking patterns in a tropical turtle.
Kidman R, McKnight DT, Schwarzkopf L et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2024-03 · open access
Behavioural thermoregulation by ectotherms is an important mechanism for maintaining body temperatures to optimise physiological performance. Experimental studies suggest that nocturnal basking by Krefft's river turtles (Emydura macquarii krefftii) in the tropics may allow them to avoid high water…
- Trained quantity discrimination in invasive red-eared slider and a comparison with the native stripe-necked turtle.
Lin FC, Shaner PL, Hsieh MY et al. · Animal cognition · 2024-03 · open access
Little is known about the behavioral and cognitive traits that best predict invasion success. Evidence is mounting that cognitive performance correlates with survival and fecundity, two pivotal factors for the successful establishment of invasive populations. We assessed the quantity discrimination…
- Do sexes differ in consistent individual differences and behavioural syndrome in an aposematic poison frog?
Ricardo Cossio, Roberto Ibáñez, A. Rodríguez et al. · Journal of Zoology · 2024-03 · open access
- The influence of the post-hepatic septum and abdominal volume on breathing mechanics in the lizard Salvator merianae (Squamata: Teiidae).
Marini A, da Silva RF, de Souza RBB et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-03
- Pharmacokinetic characteristics of florfenicol in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) after intramuscular administration.
Sitthiangkool P, Poapolathep A, Chomcheun T et al. · Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024-03
- Lactococcus garvieae -associated septicemia in a central bearded dragon.
Capobianco CM, Bosch SN, Stacy NI et al. · Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024-03
- Socially-mediated activation in the snake social-decision-making network.
Skinner M, Daanish D, Damphousse CC et al. · Behavioural brain research · 2024-03
- The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes
Matthew D. Stephenson, Lisa A. Schulte Moore, Robert W. Klaver · Conservation Science and Practice · 2024-03 · open access
Abstract Nearly one in five reptile species is at risk of extinction. Changes in habitat area, its configuration, and vegetation diversity could affect habitat use, but their relative importance is understudied. We assessed how these factors affected reptile presence in agricultural landscapes…
- NOTES ON THE DIET OF THE GROUD SNAKES Pliocercus euryzonus AND Urotheca guentheri (SQUAMATA: DIPSADIDAE) FROM COSTA RICA
Juan Gabriel Abarca Alvarado, Donald Varela-Soto, Claudia Gómez-Campos et al. · Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología · 2024-03 · open access
- Ranavirus and helminth parasite co-infection in invasive American bullfrogs in the Atlantic forest, Brazil.
Ash LV, Campião KM, Teixeira CP et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024-03 · open access
- A maternal dorsoventral prepattern revealed by an asymmetric distribution of ventralizing molecules before fertilization in Xenopus laevis .
Castro Colabianchi AM, González Pérez NG, Franchini LF et al. · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024-03 · open access
The establishment of the embryonic dorsoventral axis in Xenopus occurs when the radial symmetry around the egg's animal-vegetal axis is broken to give rise to the typical symmetry of Bilaterians. We have previously shown that the Notch1 protein is ventrally enriched during early embryogenesis in…
- Alternative vegetation trajectories through passive habitat rewilding: opposite effects for animal conservation
María Victoria Jiménez‐Franco, Eva Graciá, Roberto C. Rodríguez‐Caro et al. · Landscape Ecology · 2024-03 · open access
Abstract Context Passive habitat rewilding after rural abandonment can affect wildlife differently depending on the type of habitats that it generates. Objective Evaluate and compare the effects of two alternative vegetation trajectories that occur through passive habitat rewilding in Mediterranean…
- Blood Cell Types and Abnormalities in Free Ranging Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) Populations from Different Habitats
Begüm Boran, Bengi Baycan, Çiğdem Gül et al. · Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences · 2024-03
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