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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.
- Phylogenomics yields new systematic and taxonomical insights for Lissotriton newts, a genus with a strong legacy of introgressive hybridization.
Mars J, Koster S, Babik W et al. · Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2024-12 · open access
The ease with which genome-wide data can nowadays be collected allows complicated phylogenetic questions to be re-evaluated. Phylogenetic relationships among newts have often proven difficult to resolve due to the prevalence of incomplete lineage sorting and introgressive hybridization. For the…
- Amphibian and Reptile Roadkill Incidents Along Butuan City–Las Nieves Road, Philippines, with Notes on Temporal and Spatial Mortality Distribution
Sarah Jane Mulig, Niel Jun Naling, Eve Gamalinda et al. · Journal of Ecosystem Science and Eco-Governance · 2024-12 · open access
- The amphibian collections of the Zoological Museum of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Ihor Shydlovskyy, B. O. Andriishyn, Solomia Susulovska · Geo&Bio · 2024-12 · open access
- Nesfatin-1 as a crucial mediator of glucose homeostasis in the reptile, Hemidactylus flaviviridis.
Dotania K, Tripathy M, Rai U · Scientific reports · 2024-12 · open access
- Macro- and microscopic anatomy of the digestive tract in the red-eared slider (Emydidae: Trachemys scripta elegans).
Miyai N, Kozono T, Kuriki T et al. · PloS one · 2024-12 · open access
The red-eared sliders (Emydidae: Trachemys scripta) is characterised by a high adaptability to a variety of environment and threatens the habitat of Japanese native species. The ability to digest a variety of diets may attribute to the high adaptive capacity of this species to various environments,…
- Corticosterone, lactate, and circulating leukocyte responses of free-ranging cottonmouth snakes (Agkistrodon piscivorus) vary with the duration and nature of the acute stressor.
Klukowski M, Bailey FC, Cobb VA et al. · General and comparative endocrinology · 2024-12
- The Synthesis of GABA during the Tailbud Stage Is Required for Axial Elongation in Xenopus laevis embryos.
Hachiman M, Kuroda H · microPublication biology · 2024-12 · open access
In Xenopus laevis , axial elongation beyond the tailbud stage requires gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). However, the role of GABA synthesized during early development in this process remains unclear. In this study, by treating embryos with allylglycine (AG), an inhibitor of GABA synthesis, we…
- Snake Venom Pharmacokinetics and Acute Toxic Outcomes Following Daboia siamensis Envenoming: Experimental and Clinical Correlations.
Lertsakulbunlue S, Khimmaktong W, Khow O et al. · Toxins · 2024-12 · open access
1. Introduction Snakebite is a significant occupational hazard in many rural areas of South America, Sub-Saharah Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) re-recognized snakebite envenoming as a neglected tropical disease with an estimated 1.8–2.7 million…
- Hybrid Mexican axolotl and bitterling fish optimization algorithm-based spectrum sensing multi‑hop clustering routing protocol for cognitive sensor networks.
Balasubramanian C, Sathya G, Praveen R · Scientific reports · 2024-12 · open access
- The effect of different immobilization approaches on red-eared sliders.
Niu X, Xu N, Cui C et al. · Scientific reports · 2024-12 · open access
- Passive accumulation of alkaloids in inconspicuously colored frogs refines the evolutionary paradigm of acquired chemical defenses.
Tarvin RD, Coleman JL, Donoso DA et al. · eLife · 2024-12 · open access
Overview Complex phenotypes can evolve by leveraging phenotypic plasticity in existing traits with concerted change in developmental modules. However, the evolutionary trajectory that animals take to traverse an adaptive landscape from one phenotype to another may be difficult to reconstruct given…
- A Novel, Nonaquatic Zoonotic Transmission of Mycobacterium marinum .
Kravvas G, Aboukhatwah N, Meghoma L et al. · Case reports in infectious diseases · 2024-12 · open access
1. Introduction Linell and Norden first described Mycobacterium marinum in humans in 1954. The mycobacteria were isolated from the skin lesions of swimmers who had bathed in a contaminated pool. M. marinum can infect many fish species, leading to contamination of water and fish products.…
- The Effect of Wing-Flashing Behavior on Prey Capture Performance of San Clemente Loggerhead Shrikes.
Mora YA, Sheldon S, Carrero J et al. · Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2024-12 · open access
Loggerhead shrikes ( Lanius ludovicianus ) are medium-sized predatory songbirds that feed on arthropods and vertebrates. Prior to attacking their prey, shrikes have been observed performing "wing-flashing" behavior, consisting of rapid fluttering of the wings that seems to emphasize the white…
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Chai N · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2024-12
- Therapies in Exotic Animal Gastroenterology.
McCready JE · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2024-12
- Zoonotic Gastroenteric Diseases of Exotic Animals.
Hepps Keeney CM, Petritz OA · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2024-12
- Geographic risk assessment of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans invasion in Costa Rica as a means of informing emergence management and mitigation.
Adams HC, Markham KE, Madden M et al. · PloS one · 2024-12 · open access
Remotely-sensed risk assessments of emerging, invasive pathogens are key to targeted surveillance and outbreak responses. The recent emergence and spread of the fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), in Europe has negatively impacted multiple salamander species. Scholars and…
- Ambush Site Selection by a Green Bamboo Pit Viper: Relation to Prey Abundance and Comparison between Juveniles and Adults.
Yang CK, Yang YJ, Mori A · Zoological studies · 2024-12
- Distinct trophic transfer of rare earth elements in adjacent terrestrial and aquatic food webs.
Ren Z, Wu X, Cai B et al. · Journal of hazardous materials · 2024-12
- What is it like to be a lizard? Directed attention and the flow of sensory experience in lizards and birds.
Irwin LN · Frontiers in psychology · 2024-12 · open access
While the content of subjective (personal) experience is inaccessible to external observers, behavioral proxies can frame the nature of that experience and suggest its cognitive requirements. Directed attention is widely recognized as a feature of animal awareness. This descriptive study used the…
- Reptile-Associated Salmonella in a Non-Weaned Infant: A Case Report
Ghulam Murtaza, Fazeela Asim, Ahmed Khalid Chowdhury · SAS Journal of Medicine · 2024-12
- Automatic identification of the endangered hawksbill sea turtle behavior using deep learning and cross-species transfer learning.
Jeantet L, Zondo K, Delvenne C et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-12 · open access
INTRODUCTION Monitoring animal behavior offers a non-invasive method for studying wildlife in their natural habitats, providing valuable insights into their ecology and physiology. Through behavioral analysis, researchers can deepen their understanding of how animals interact with their…
- Short-Term Effects of Attaching Animal-Borne Devices on the Behavior of Juvenile Green Turtles.
Robinson NJ, Doñate-Ordóñez R, Chatzievangelou D et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-12 · open access
Introduction Animal‐borne devices (hereafter referred to as biologgers and includes biotelemetry devices) have revolutionized our understanding of the behavior, physiology, and ecology of many marine megafauna (Wilmers et al. ; Watanabe and Papastamatiou ). With the capacity to record continual…
- Mechanical properties of snake skin vary longitudinally, following large prey ingestion and among species.
Petersen JC, Campbell LC, Jayne BC et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-12
- Latitudinal Clines in an Ectothermic Vertebrate: Patterns in Body Size, Growth Rate, and Reproductive Effort Suggest Countergradient Responses in the Prairie Lizard.
Robbins TR, Hegdahl TR · Ecology and evolution · 2024-12 · open access
Although we have evidence that many organisms are exhibiting declines in body size in response to climate warming, we have little knowledge of underlying mechanisms or how associated phenotypic suites may coevolve. The better we understand coadaptations among physiology, morphology, and life…
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