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• Select New Findings Reported from Northwest University Describe Advances in Life Science Research

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  New Findings Reported from Northwest University Describe Advances in Life Science Research

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Nov. 9, 2013390 words Brief article, Repor... 1390LBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in Life Science Research. According to news reporting originating from Potchefstroom, South Africa, by NewsRx...
• Select Findings from University of Buenos Aires Reveals New Findings on Stem Cells [Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in normal and regenerating olfactory epithelium of Xenopus laevis]

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  Findings from University of Buenos Aires Reveals New Findings on Stem Cells [Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in normal and regenerating olfactory epithelium of Xenopus laevis]

  From:Stem Cell Week

  Apr. 13, 2015380 words Brief article, Repor... 1600LBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Stem Cell Week -- Fresh data on Stem Cell Research are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Buenos Aires, Argentina, by NewsRx correspondents,...
• Select Ontogeny as a whole: some developmental trends

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  Ontogeny as a whole: some developmental trends

  Author:L.P. TatarinovFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 45, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20112,744 words Author abstract 1300LIn many animal groups, rudimentary organs of adult organisms appear at early stages of egg cleavage, when there is no trace of morphological differentiation. More than half a century ago, I.I. Schmalhausen developed a...
• Select Crump, Marty. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation

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  Crump, Marty. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation

  From:School Library Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 4)

  Apr. 200471 words Book review, Brief a... CRUMP, Marty. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation. 149p. chart, diags. illus. photos. bibliog. further reading glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Linnet. 2002. PLB $25. ISBN 0-208-02511-1. LC 2002073072. Gr...
• Select Findings from University of Bern in the Area of Central Nervous System Agents Described [Alfaxalone-butorphanol versus alfaxalone-morphine combination for immersion anaesthesia in oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis)]

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  Findings from University of Bern in the Area of Central Nervous System Agents Described [Alfaxalone-butorphanol versus alfaxalone-morphine combination for immersion anaesthesia in oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis)]

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  June 18, 2016422 words Article 1480L2016 JUN 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- A new study on Drugs and Therapies is now available. According to news reporting from Bern, Switzerland, by NewsRx...
• Select Findings from University of Central Florida Has Provided New Information about Environmental Factors (Cryptic chytridiomycosis linked to climate and genetic variation in amphibian populations of the southeastern United States)

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  Findings from University of Central Florida Has Provided New Information about Environmental Factors (Cryptic chytridiomycosis linked to climate and genetic variation in amphibian populations of the southeastern United States)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  May 20, 2017418 words Article 1400L2017 MAY 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in Environment - Environmental Factors. According to news reporting out of Orlando,...
• Select Survival of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in water: quarantine and disease control implications. (Research)

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  Survival of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in water: quarantine and disease control implications. (Research)

  Authors:Megan L. Johnson and Richard SpeareFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 9, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20032,468 words Article Amphibian chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians thought to be moved between countries by trade in infected amphibians. The causative fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, produces aquatic,...
• Select Reconstitution of the augmin complex provides insights into its architecture and function

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  Reconstitution of the augmin complex provides insights into its architecture and function

  Authors:Kuo-Chiang Hsia, Elizabeth M. Wilson-Kubalek, Alejandro Dottore, Qi Hao, Kuang-Lei Tsai, Scott Forth, et al.From:Nature Cell Biology (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20147,607 words Report 1390LPro per microtubule nucleation during cell division requires augmin, a microtubule-associated hetero-octameric protein complex. In current models, augmin recruits [gamma]-tubulin, through the carboxyl terminus of its...
• Select New Tempospondyl Amphibians from the Basal Triassic of the Obshchii Syrt Highland, Eastern Europe

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  New Tempospondyl Amphibians from the Basal Triassic of the Obshchii Syrt Highland, Eastern Europe

  Author:I.V. NovikovFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20168,206 words Report 1320LTwo new genera (monotypic Samarabatrachus gen. nov. (S. bjerringi sp. nov.) and Syrtosuchus gen. nov. (including S. samarensis (Sennikov, 1981) and S. morkovini sp. nov) and a new species of the genus Selenocara...
• Select Plastic changes in tadpole trophic ecology revealed by stable isotope analysis

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  Plastic changes in tadpole trophic ecology revealed by stable isotope analysis

  Authors:Stephane Caut, Elena Angulo, Carmen Diaz-Paniagua, and Ivan Gomez-MestreFrom:Oecologia (Vol. 173, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20137,213 words Article 1530LAmphibian larvae constitute a large fraction of the biomass of wetlands and play important roles in their energy flux and nutrient cycling. Interactions with predators and competitors affect their abundance but also...
• Select Reciprocal subsidies in ponds: does leaf input increase frog biomass export?

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  Reciprocal subsidies in ponds: does leaf input increase frog biomass export?

  Authors:Julia E. Earl and Raymond D. SemlitschFrom:Oecologia (Vol. 170, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20127,426 words Author abstract 1470LReciprocal subsidies occur when ecosystems are paired, both importing and exporting resources to each other. The input of subsidies increases reciprocal subsidy export, but it is unclear how this changes with other...
• Select Tadpole mortality varies across experimental venues: do laboratory populations predict responses in nature?

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  Tadpole mortality varies across experimental venues: do laboratory populations predict responses in nature?

  Authors:Steven D. Melvin and Jeff E. HoulahanFrom:Oecologia (Vol. 169, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20124,375 words Article 1620LLaboratory experiments are widely used to study how populations in nature might respond to various biological interactions, but the relevance of experiments in artificial venues is not known. We compiled mortality and...
• Select Extracts of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii increase mortality and alter behavior of amphibian larvae

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  Extracts of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii increase mortality and alter behavior of amphibian larvae

  Authors:J.I. Watling, C.R. Hickman, E. Lee, K. Wang, and J.L. OrrockFrom:Oecologia (Vol. 165, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20114,838 words Article 1610LWater-soluble phytochemicals produced by invasive plants may represent novel elements of invaded ecosystems that can precipitate a variety of direct and indirect effects on native organisms. Phenolic compounds in...
• Select Consequences of intraspecific niche variation: phenotypic similarity increases competition among recently metamorphosed frogs

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  Consequences of intraspecific niche variation: phenotypic similarity increases competition among recently metamorphosed frogs

  Authors:Michael F. Benard and Jessica Middlemis MaherFrom:Oecologia (Vol. 166, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20115,023 words Article 1390LPhenotype is often correlated with resource use, which suggests that as phenotypic variation in a population increases, intraspecific competition will decrease. However, few studies have experimentally tested the...
• Select Assessing amphibian disease risk across tropical streams while accounting for imperfect pathogen detection.

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  Assessing amphibian disease risk across tropical streams while accounting for imperfect pathogen detection.

  Authors:José Wagner Ribeiro, Tadeu Siqueira, Graziella V. DiRenzo, Carolina Lambertini, Mariana L. Lyra, Luís Felipe Toledo, et al.From:Oecologia (Vol. 193, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20208,804 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1480LEcologists studying emerging wildlife diseases need to confront the realism of imperfect pathogen detection across heterogeneous habitats to aid in conservation decisions. For example, spatial risk assessments of...
• Select New altitudinal record for Brachycephalus actaeus Monteiro, Condez, Garcia, Comitti, Amaral & Haddad, 2018 (Anura, Brachycephalidae), with comments on its habitats of occurrence.

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  New altitudinal record for Brachycephalus actaeus Monteiro, Condez, Garcia, Comitti, Amaral & Haddad, 2018 (Anura, Brachycephalidae), with comments on its habitats of occurrence.

  Authors:Marcos Ricardo Bornschein, Luiz Fernando Ribeiro, Larissa Teixeira, and Marcio Roberto PieFrom:Check List (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov-Dec 20192,611 words Article 1440LBrachycephalus actaeus Monteiro, Condez, Garcia, Comitti, Amaral & Haddad, 2018 is a recently described member of the B. pernix species group from northeastern Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, where it has been recorded...
• Select Range expansion of the Gulf Coast Toad, Incilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833) (Anura, Bufonidae), from Costa Rica.

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  Range expansion of the Gulf Coast Toad, Incilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833) (Anura, Bufonidae), from Costa Rica.

  Authors:Jeremy Klank, Gerardo Chaves, and Erick AriasFrom:Check List (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20202,322 words Article 1340LWe report the range expansion of the Gulf Coast Toad, Incilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833), from tropical moist forests to tropical wet forests and towards southeastern Costa Rica. We evaluated erroneous reports of this...
• Select Habitat disturbance influences the skin microbiome of a rediscovered neotropical-montane frog.

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  Habitat disturbance influences the skin microbiome of a rediscovered neotropical-montane frog.

  Authors:Randall R. Jiménez, Gilbert Alvarado, José Sandoval, and Simone SommerFrom:BMC Microbiology (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 22, 20207,986 words Article 1550LBackground The skin microbiome serves as a first line defense against pathogens in vertebrates. In amphibians, it has the potential to protect against the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatis (Bd), a likely...
• Select The roles of vicariance and isolation by distance in shaping biotic diversification across an ancient archipelago: evidence from a Seychelles caecilian amphibian.

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  The roles of vicariance and isolation by distance in shaping biotic diversification across an ancient archipelago: evidence from a Seychelles caecilian amphibian.

  Authors:Simon T. Maddock, Ronald A. Nussbaum, Julia J. Day, Leigh Latta, Mark Miller, Debra L. Fisk, et al.From:BMC Evolutionary Biology (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 26, 202010,159 words Article 1510LBackground Island systems offer excellent opportunities for studying the evolutionary histories of species by virtue of their restricted size and easily identifiable barriers to gene flow. However, most studies...
• Select Filling gap and new state record of Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the eastern Brazilian Amazon.

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  Filling gap and new state record of Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the eastern Brazilian Amazon.

  Authors:Marcos Roberto Dias-Souza, Vinicius A.M.B. de Figueiredo, Rodrigo Tavares-Pinheiro, and Carlos Eduardo Costa-CamposFrom:Check List (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan-Feb 20212,435 words Article 1370LLithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) is a medium-sized frog distributed throughout South America and found in the Amazonia and Cerrado domains of Brazil. Here we document two new records of this species in forested...