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- Feats of supercontractile strength: functional convergence of supercontracting muscle properties among hyoid musculature in chameleons.
Schneider NG, Henchal NA, Diaz RE Jr et al. · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025-03 · open access
The structure of sarcomeres imposes limits to the capacity of striated muscle to change length and produce force, with z-disc and myosin filament interactions constraining shortening. Conversely, supercontracting muscles, hitherto only known among vertebrates in the tongue retractor muscle (m.…
- Local knowledge of Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) in north-central Flores Island (Indonesia) and implications for conservation of the species
Gregory L. Forth · Pacific Conservation Biology · 2025-03
- Daily and seasonal features in the hind limb withdrawal latency of tegus (Salvator merianae) and green iguanas (Iguana iguana).
Bisetto SP, Justo AA, Bressan TF et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-03
- ‘Great Snakes!’: A systematic literature review of the family Pythonidae highlighting conservation concerns
Kirsty Jane Kyle, Colleen Thelma Downs · Journal for Nature Conservation · 2025-03 · open access
- An Efficient ICT-Based Ratiometric Molecular Chameleon for the Detection of Sarin Surrogte, Diethylchlorophosphate.
Ali S, Ahamed S, Tohora N et al. · Journal of fluorescence · 2025-03
- Blurred Lines Between Determinism and Stochasticity in an Amphibian Phylosymbiosis Under Pathogen Infection.
Longo AV, Solano-Iguaran JJ, Valenzuela-Sánchez A et al. · Molecular ecology · 2025-03
- UVB radiation and amphibian resilience: Analyzing skin color, immune suppression and oxidative stress in Rana kukunoris from different elevations.
Tang X, Wu J, Zhang H et al. · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2025-03 · open access
Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVBR), intensified by ozone depletion and climate change, poses a growing ecological threat to amphibians, particularly in high-elevation regions such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Endemic to this region, Rana kukunoris spans a wide range of elevations, where distinct…
- The Semi-Natural Climate Chambers across Latitudes: A Broadly Applicable Husbandry and Experimental System for Terrestrial Ectotherms under Climate Change.
Sun BJ, Lu HL, Cheng KM et al. · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025-03 · open access
Introduction Anthropogenic climate change poses a significant threat to global faunal biodiversity. However, the resources available for biodiversity conservation are limited, identifying species and locations with greater vulnerabilities is essential for implementing conservation strategies to…
- A phenological shift to save the boys? Current and projected trends of hatchling sex ratio of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta at Dalyan Beach, Türkiye.
Kirkham J, Sözbilen D, Kaska A et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-03 · open access
- Cyclic renewal in three ectodermal appendage follicles: Hairs, feathers and teeth.
Wu P, Lei M, Widelitz RB et al. · Developmental biology · 2025-03
- Diets shape thermal responses in Chinese giant salamanders by altering liver metabolism.
Zhai R, Zhao C, Chang L et al. · Frontiers in microbiology · 2025-03 · open access
Diet can influence the thermal performance of ectotherms, providing potential strategies for biological conservation in the context of global warming. The endangered Andrias davidianus is susceptible to heat stress due to energy deficiency in the liver when fed a worm-based diet rich in…
- Habitat openness and squamate color evolution over deep time.
Goldenberg J, Bisschop K, Lambert JW et al. · Nature communications · 2025-03 · open access
Introduction A central aim of ecology and evolution is to understand how species respond to rapid environmental changes. This has led many studies to evaluate how present conditions influence the ecology and evolution of species –. Yet, analyzing only current conditions may mask long-term…
- Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji.
Scarpetta SG, Fisher RN, Karin BR et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025-03 · open access
- Climate and Dispersal Ability Limit Future Habitats for Gila Monsters in the Mojave Desert.
Hromada SJ, Jones JL, Stalker JB et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-03 · open access
Describing future habitat for sensitive species can be helpful in planning conservation efforts to ensure species persistence under new climatic conditions. The Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) is an iconic lizard of the southwestern United States. The northernmost range of Gila monsters is the…
- Biomimetic Origami: Planar Single-Vertex Multi-Crease Mechanism Design and Optimization
Yihang Wang, Yongsheng Zhao, Bo Han et al. · Machines · 2025-03 · open access
Space exploration and satellite communication demand lightweight, large-scale, and highly deployable structures. Inspired by the folding mechanism of frilled lizards and origami mechanisms, this study explores a deployable structure based on the single-vertex multi-crease origami (SVMCO) concept.…
- Local skin reaction tointramuscular administrationof enrofloxacin in pythons
Josip Miljković, Dražen Đuričić · Veterinarska stanica · 2025-03
- Drug Discovery and Development of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide from the Gila monsters (Heloderma spp)
M Olimat, S AL-Olimat · Medical & Clinical Research · 2025-03
- Quantifying the relationship between observed variables with censored values using Bayesian error-in-variables regression.
Vermeiren P, Charles S, Muñoz CC · Chemosphere · 2025-03 · open access
We aimed to address two common challenges for scientists working with observational data: "how to quantify the relationship between two observed (or measured) variables", and, "how to account for censored values" (i.e., observations or measures whose value is only known to fall within a range).…
- Identification of two immunoglobulin light chain types and expression of immunoglobulin diversity in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus).
Liu X, Sun X, Bao H et al. · Developmental and comparative immunology · 2025-03
- Patterns of seasonal plasticity in evaporative water loss and preferred temperature in three geckos of the wet-dry tropics.
Day K, Weitzman CL, Rachmansah A et al. · Oecologia · 2025-03 · open access
Introduction Physiological plasticity is widespread in nature, maximising performance and survival in response to changing climate and ecological interactions across the year. For instance, plasticity can buffer against the negative effects of increasing temperatures, allowing for increasing heat…
- Comparison of conventional vs. electrosurgical ovariosalpingectomy with the EnSeal ® tissue sealer in pond sliders ( Trachemys scripta ): impacts on procedure time, surgical access, and recovery time according to follicular stage.
Vetere A, Ablondi M, Gavezzoli M et al. · The veterinary quarterly · 2025-03 · open access
- Pathology of an unusual outbreak of fatal disease associated with mycobacterial and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in juvenile spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus).
Azlin SUNK, Muhammad Husairy NF, Fraser C et al. · Journal of comparative pathology · 2025-03
- First European record of Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma rotundatum from Rhinella marina imported to Poland.
Dyczko D, Szymański DM, Szymański D et al. · Experimental & applied acarology · 2025-03
- Nuance in the Narrative of a Brown Poison Frog: Environmental Alkaloids and Specialized Foraging in a Presumed Toxin-Free and Diet-Generalized Species.
Coleman JL, Wang SY, Marek PE et al. · Journal of chemical ecology · 2025-03
- Numerical Analysis of the Aerodynamic Interactions in Tandem Flying Snake Airfoils.
Gong Y, Guo J, He A et al. · Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025-03 · open access
During gliding, flying snakes flatten their ribs to create an airfoil-like cross-section and adopt S-shape postures, allowing upstream body segments to generate wake structures that affect the aerodynamic performance of downstream segments. This study investigates these interactions using numerical…
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