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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.
- Polyphenism predicts actuarial senescence and lifespan in tiger salamanders.
Cayuela H, Lackey ACR, Ronget V et al. · The Journal of animal ecology · 2024-01
- Bilateral Retinofugal Pathfinding Impairments Limit Behavioral Compensation in Near-Congenital One-Eyed Xenopus laevis .
Forsthofer M, Gordy C, Kolluri M et al. · eNeuro · 2024-01 · open access
To generate a coherent visual percept, information from both eyes must be appropriately transmitted into the brain, where binocular integration forms the substrate for visuomotor behaviors. To establish the anatomical substrate for binocular integration, the presence of bilateral eyes and…
- The Presence of Four Pathogenic Oral Bacterial Species in Six Wild Snake Species from Southern Taiwan: Associated Factors.
Lin WH, Tsai TS, Chuang PC · Microorganisms · 2024-01 · open access
1. Introduction Snakebites are categorized as neglected tropical diseases. Annually, about 2.7 million people worldwide suffer from snakebites, leading to mortality cases ranging between 81,000 and 138,000. Snakebite-related deaths not only attribute fatalities to the venom’s toxicity but also to…
- Beyond color and pattern: elucidating the factors associated with intraspecific aggression in the mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator)
Eli Bieri, Andrew O. Rubio, Kyle Summers · Evolutionary Ecology · 2024-01 · open access
Abstract Assortative or disassortative aggression – when individuals display more aggression towards conspecifics with similar or different phenotypic characteristics – can either maintain polymorphisms or facilitate gene flow between populations depending on which direction the aggression is…
- Metals Can Change the Colors of Eggshells but How Is This Related to Oxidative Stress and Antibacterial Capacity?
Martínez A, López-Rull I · ACS omega · 2024-01 · open access
Introduction Nature is colorful. Coloration occurs either through the scattering of light by tissues arranged on a nanometer scale or by pigments that absorb certain wavelengths of light., Pigmentation has many functions, from cryptic camouflage to aposematism and social signaling,…
- Influence of Wetland and Landscape Characteristics on Freshwater Turtle Relative Abundance and Movement Patterns in West Virginia, USA
Darien N. Becker, Donald J. Brown, James Thomas Anderson · Wetlands · 2024-01 · open access
Abstract Wetland management practices often alter habitat characteristics to improve the function of the wetland (e.g., removing emergent vegetation for aesthetics or dredging for fish stocking), potentially at the cost of reducing habitat quality for wetland-dependent species such as freshwater…
- 19th International Xenopus Conference Meeting Report: Latest developments and future perspectives.
Zhou C, Kulkarni S · Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2024-01
- Lassa virus in novel hosts: insights into the epidemiology of lassa virus infections in southern Nigeria.
Happi AN, Ogunsanya OA, Ayinla AO et al. · Emerging microbes & infections · 2024-01 · open access
- Angiotensin-(1-7) plays an important role in regulating spermatogenesis in Trachemys scripta elegans under salinity stress.
Li N, Zhang Q, Dai S et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-01
- Low-velocity impact response of a novel bionic turtle shell back armor sandwich structure
Di Zhang, Debao Guo, Feifei Wang et al. · Journal of Materials Research and Technology · 2024-01 · open access
- Inter- and intrapopulation resource use variation of marine subsidized western fence lizards.
Ebersole A, Bunker ME, Weiss SL et al. · Oecologia · 2024-01 · open access
Marine resource subsidies alter consumer dynamics of recipient populations in coastal systems. The response to these subsidies by generalist consumers is often not uniform, creating inter- and intrapopulation diet variation and niche diversification that may be intensified across heterogeneous…
- The Binding, Infection, and Promoted Growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by the Ranavirus FV3.
De Jesús Andino F, Davydenko A, Webb RJ et al. · Viruses · 2024-01 · open access
1. Introduction In addition to habitat reduction, species introduction, and pollution, infectious diseases are major contributors to the global decline of amphibian species and populations. Notably, chytrid fungi and ranavirus pathogens are causing widespread infections, mortality, and morbidity of…
- Comparing novel sperm extenders for the internally-fertilizing tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Devin M. Chen, Carrie K. Kouba, Nucharin Songsasen et al. · Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science · 2024-01 · open access
Due to the concentrated nature and small volume of spermic milt that is typically produced from internally-fertilizing salamanders, an extender is needed to analyze the sperm for quality and quantity metrics. Techniques for diluting salamander sperm for analysis have thus far utilized low…
- Predicting potential distribution of the Rhinoncus sibiricus under climatic in China using MaxEnt.
Liu W, Meng H, Dong B et al. · PloS one · 2024-01 · open access
1 Introduction Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) is rich in resistant starch, minerals, and proteins; in particular, the abundance of phenolic compounds may help reduce the risk of several chronic conditions such as hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and gallstone formation. Buckwheat…
- Chytridiomycosis causes high amphibian mortality prior to the completion of metamorphosis.
Humphries JE, Lanctôt CM, McCallum HI et al. · Environmental research · 2024-01 · open access
Amphibian populations are undergoing extensive declines globally. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a primary contributor to these declines. The amphibian metamorphic stages (Gosner stages 42-46) are particularly vulnerable…
- Testing ‘bigger is better’ and maternal effects hypotheses in hatchlings of the sexually dimorphic spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Eden Porter, James E. Paterson, Christina M. Davy · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2024-01
- Genetic transformation of the frog-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis .
Kalinka E, Brody SM, Swafford AJM et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024-01 · open access
- Does heat tolerance actually predict animals' geographic thermal limits?
Camacho A, Rodrigues MT, Jayyusi R et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2024-01 · open access
- Effects of butyl paraben on behavior and molecular mechanism of Chinese striped-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis).
Wu X, Khan I, Ai X et al. · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024-01
- Female long-term sperm storage results in viable offspring in the Himalayan Mountain Pitviper, Ovophis monticola.
Levine BA, Moresco A, Trout T et al. · Zoo biology · 2024-01
- Catch-up growth and overweight adults in the offspring of young gecko mothers resembling low birth weight infants.
Starostová Z, Píchová V, Bauerová A et al. · Biology letters · 2024-01
- First successful artificial insemination of the endangered Louisiana pinesnake, Pituophis ruthveni.
Roberts BM, Sandfoss MR, Schwartz TS et al. · Zoo biology · 2024-01
- Incidence of Botfly Infestation in the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
John B. Iverson · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2024-01
- Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa
Neil P. Bernstein, S. Andy McCollum, Terry J. VanDeWalle et al. · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2024-01
- Overwintering Behavior and Predation in Common Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus)
Grégory Bulté, Stephen C. Lougheed, Nicholas A. Cairns · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2024-01
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