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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.
- Microplastics contamination in natural sea turtle nests at Redang Island, Malaysia.
Khalid AA, Abd Razak NI, Anuar ST et al. · Marine pollution bulletin · 2024-12
- Lizards as sentinels for the distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis .
Anettová L, Baláž V, Coufal R et al. · Epidemiology and infection · 2024-12 · open access
Key results Angiostrongylus cantonensis, an invasive zoonotic nematode causing meningitis in humans, is present throughout the island of Tenerife. Abundant lizards are suitable sentinels of the parasite’s occurrence as they are present in all habitats. Provoked caudal autotomy provides an…
- 31 Compounds enhancing American toad ( Anaxyrus americanus ) sperm activation: beneficial effects of bovine serum albumin and caffeine
Renato E. Naranjo, Andrew J. Kouba, Terri L. Roth et al. · Reproduction Fertility and Development · 2024-12
- From eggs to adulthood: sustained effects of early developmental temperature and corticosterone exposure on physiology and body size in an Australian lizard.
Crino OL, Wild KH, Friesen CR et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-12 · open access
INTRODUCTION Climate change is one of the most ubiquitous anthropogenic disturbances currently experienced by wildlife. With global temperatures increasing at an unprecedented rate, there is an urgent need to understand the physiological capacity of organisms to respond to elevated temperatures,…
- Effect of Salinity Stress on Gut-Brain-Gonad Axis in the Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans).
Zhang Q, Li N, Tang X et al. · Integrative zoology · 2024-12 · open access
- Behavioural underpinning of mito-nuclear discordances: insights from fire salamanders.
Chiocchio A, de Rysky E, Carere C et al. · Royal Society open science · 2024-12 · open access
Mito-nuclear discordances across secondary contact zones have been described in a wide range of organisms. They consist of a spatial mismatch between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in terms of location and extension of the contact zone between distinct evolutionary lineages. Despite the…
- Phenotypic divergence across populations does not affect habitat selection in an Amazonian poison frog
Martin Mayer, Lia Schlippe Justicia, Bibiana Rojas · Global Ecology and Conservation · 2024-12 · open access
In polytypic species, where distinct variants occur in separate populations, few studies to date have quantified intraspecific differences in habitat selection. This can inform us about habitat requirements across different areas and populations, with implications for conservation, and can increase…
- Seasonal and daily use of canal culverts by mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates
Kaela M. Hamilton, Thomas Bommarito, Heather L. Bateman et al. · Wildlife Society Bulletin · 2024-12 · open access
Abstract Landscape connectivity is critical to the long‐term conservation of wildlife populations. Although anthropogenic linear infrastructures (ALI), including roads and canals, provide important resources to humans, they can affect wildlife through habitat fragmentation and reduced movement…
- Studies on cortisol, corticosterone, and 17β-estradiol indicate these steroids have no role in stress or reproduction in the common octopus ( Octopus vulgaris ).
Maskrey BH, Costas C, Méndez-Martínez L et al. · American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2024-12 · open access
The common octopus ( Octopus vulgaris ) is a promising candidate for aquaculture diversification, particularly in Europe. As interest in octopus farming grows, animal welfare concerns arise. In bony vertebrates (teleosts and tetrapods), measurements of the levels of corticosterone or cortisol have…
- Ecological drivers of jaw morphological evolution in lepidosaurs.
Ballell A, Dutel H, Fabbri M et al. · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024-12 · open access
Introduction Phenotypic diversity in unequally distributed throughout the tree of life. During evolutionary radiations, clades explore different areas and extent of morphological space during the conquest of new ecological niches. Thus, ecological opportunity drives morphological diversification…
- One Century Later: Species Richness and Temporal Turnover in Mammals and Amphibians on a Small, Temperate Island
Giorgia G. Auteri, Corrie J. Navis, Katherine R. Greenwald et al. · Northeastern Naturalist · 2024-12
- COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROBING AND CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY FOR GENDER DETERMINATION IN RETICULATED PYTHONS (Malayopython reticulatus)
Zhi Yien Tan, Okti Nadia Poetri, Mokhamad Fakhrul Ulum · BIOTROPIA · 2024-12 · open access
- Using Camera Traps to Estimate Site Occupancy of Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegus (Salvator merianae) in South Florida
Samantha N. Smith, Melissa A. Miller, J. Hardin Waddle et al. · Southeastern Naturalist · 2024-12
- An improved method for whole-mount in situ hybridization in regenerating tails of Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Shitikov AD, Parshina EA, Zaraisky AG et al. · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024-12 · open access
Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) is a widely used method that supports the concept of "seeing is believing" by enabling the visualization of gene expression patterns in whole-mount multicellular samples or sections. This technique is essential in the study of epimorphic regeneration in…
- Effect of elevated incubation temperatures on learning and brain anatomy of hatchling and juvenile lizards.
Beltrán I, Vila-Pouca C, Loiseleur R et al. · Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2024-12
- Determining the impacts of conservation fencing on woma pythons (Aspidites ramsayi)
Joshua Magro, Reece D. Pedler, John Read et al. · Wildlife Research · 2024-12 · open access
Context Fenced conservation reserves are an effective management tool for the conservation of many threatened species. However, conservation fencing is known to inadvertently affect non-target species, ranging from barrier effects to direct mortality. There is a paucity of information on the…
- Piscichuvirus-associated meningoencephalomyelitis in a free-ranging American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis ).
Badial PR, Laovechprasit W, Laue C et al. · Veterinary pathology · 2024-12
- Landscape-scale drivers of spatial dynamics and genetic diversity in an emerging wildlife pathogen.
Saenz V, Byrne AQ, Ohmer MEB et al. · Oecologia · 2024-12 · open access
- Differential impact of wildfire and rice straw ash on the skin microbiota of Rana dybowskii adults and tadpoles.
Long XZ, Xu MD, Dong WJ et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2024-12
- Morphological Structure of the Tongue of Gekko gecko in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Khairunnisa Aqiilah, Teguh Budipitojo, Hery Wijayanto et al. · Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology · 2024-12 · open access
- Experiences with the conservation of the Central Asian Tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii Gray, 1844 during the construction of PV plants in Uzbekistan
Roman Kashkarov, Yu. O. Mitropolskaya, S.R. Kim · Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS · 2024-12
- Metastasizing dysgerminoma in an inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps).
Schmidt-Ukaj S, Brunthaler R, Gumpenberger M · BMC veterinary research · 2024-12 · open access
Background Malignant dysgerminomas are infrequently reported ovarian neoplasms in animals, especially in exotic pets (non-traditional companion animals [NTCAs]). In the few published case reports on reptilian species, examples are primarily postmortem without antemortem (clinical) assessment.…
- Wallerian degeneration: From mechanism to disease to imaging.
Tian R, Zhou Y, Ren Y et al. · Heliyon · 2024-12 · open access
- NUTRITIVE AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF SKINNED EDIBLE BULLFROG PYXICEPHALUS ADSPERSUS FOR AQUAFEED
L. O. Udeh, Jehu Auta, Bolanle S. Bawa et al. · FUDMA Journal of Sciences · 2024-12 · open access
An investigation on proximate, mineral and anti-nutrition properties of Pyxicephalus adspersus was conducted with the view to evaluating its appropriateness as aquafeed source and food source. Standard analytical methods were used to determine proximate, minerals (macro and micro nutrients) and…
- Larval development of two syntopic amphibian species (Bombina orientalis, Anura, Bombinatoridae and Dryophytes japonicus, Anura, Hylidae) living separately or jointly in the Far East, based on the results of laboratory studies
Artem Aleksandrovich Kidov, Roman A. Ivolga, E. D. Kopiski et al. · Зоологический журнал · 2024-12
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