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6 Citations

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Dissimilarity among Species and Higher Taxa of Amphibians in a Hotspot of Biodiversity and Endemism in the Neotropics

Jaime Manuel Calderón-Patrón,
Karen Elizabeth Peña-Joya,
Jorge Téllez-López and
Eréndira Patricia Canales-Gómez

Diversity2024, 16(4), 224;https://doi.org/10.3390/d16040224

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9 April 2024

The Mexican Republic ranks fifth in the world in terms of amphibian diversity, and within Mexico, the state of Oaxaca has the greatest amphibian richness and endemism. Unfortunately, various factors, such as land use change and global warming, have c...

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13 Citations

3,090 Views

10 Pages

Sperm Cryopreservation as a Tool for Amphibian Conservation: Production of F2 Generation Offspring from Cryo-Produced F1 Progeny

Shaina S. Lampert,
Isabella J. Burger,
Allison R. Julien,
Amanda B. Gillis,
Andrew J. Kouba,
Diane Barber and
Carrie K. Kouba

Animals2023, 13(1), 53;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010053

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23 December 2022

Sperm cryopreservation and biobanking are emerging as tools for supporting genetic management of small and threatened populations in amphibian conservation programs. However, there is little to no evidence demonstrating reproductive maturity and viab...

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Love Hug—Functional Validation of Nuptial Pad-Secreted Pheromone in Anurans

Puyang Zheng,
Yuzhou Gong,
Bin Wang,
Haoqi Yu,
Sining Huang,
Xun Liao,
Jianping Jiang,
Jianghong Ran and
Feng Xie

Animals2024, 14(11), 1550;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14111550

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24 May 2024

Chemical communication is an important mode of communication in the courtship and breeding processes of amphibians. In caudates, multiple components of sexual pheromones have been identified and functionally verified. One of these pheromone systems i...

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