supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31970499 to Liuwang NIE)。
Dear Editor,The true frogs classified under the genus Rana, with widespread distribution in Eurasia and North America,constitute a varied and intricate group (Yuan et al., 2016;Chen et al., 2022). In total, 52 species...
supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC2602500);Biological Resources Programme,Chinese Academy of Sciences(KFJ-BRP-017-086)。
Dear Editor,The genus Liuixalus Li,Che,Bain,Zhao,and Zhang,2008 is a group of small-bodied Asian rhacophorid tree frogs and currently includes six species distributed in southern China and northern Vietnam(AmphibiaChi...
supported by the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(2019HJ2096001006);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872220,U21A20192 and 31572245);the Natural Science Founda tion of Henan Province(202300410222);the Second National Survey of Terrestrial Wildlife Resources Project of the National Forestry and Grassland Bureau of China.
The Rana chensinensis species group is widely distributed throughout North China.However,its taxonomy and composition remain controversial.In recent field investigations of the Taihang Mountains,a series of Rana speci...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772464);Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (2012274)。
In anurans, calling behaviour is strongly seasonal and circadian. Previous studies have revealed that a uditory sensitivity in frogs exhibits seasonal plasticity, and electroencephalographic signals exhibit highly cor...
supported by programs of the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(2019HJ2096001006);the Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(No.XDB31000000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 31460091);the National Animal Collection Resource Center,China(No.2005DKA21402);the Application of Amphibian Natural Antioxidant Peptides as Cosmetic Raw Material Antioxidants(No.QKZYD[2020]4002)。
We describe Odorrana liboensis sp.nov.,a new species from the Maolan National Nature Reserve,Libo County,Guizhou Province,China.Phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial 12 S rRNA,16 S rRNA,and...
by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China to F.Zhang(NSFC grants 31640073,31872230)。
Male large odorous frogs(Odorrana graminea)have been shown to have a rich vocal repertoire and their calls contain harmonics that extend into the ultrasonic range,much like calls of male O.tormota,a sympatric species....
a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LY15C030006)。
As an organophosphorus compound that frequently detected in water samples,triphenyl phosphate(TPhP)has been showed to have multiple toxicological effects on aquatic species.However,no attention has been paid to its po...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872249 and 31530088)。
The fungal infection called chytridiomycosis,caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis(Bd),has given rise to dramatic declines or extinctions of many amphibian species around the world;however,in Asia,this disease has ...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)(XDB31000000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31722049,31900322,31401983);the CAS "Light of West China" Program (2018XBZG_JCTD_001);Talent Program from Organization Department of Sichuan Provincial Committee;Biological Resources Programme,Chinese Academy of Sciences (KFJ-BRP-017-14);the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (151751KYSB20190024);Biodiversity Survey, Observation and Assessment Program of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China and Honghe University (14bs10,2015HB0302) to WJ。
Raorchestes is a group of Bush frogs mainly distributed in South and Southeast Asia that are poorly recognized by morphological criteria.We recognize the true R.menglaensis(Kou) based on 10 specimens newly collected f...
the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(31471996,31772451,31970393);the Key Cultivation Foundation of China West Normal University(17A006);the Science and Technology Youth Innovation Team of Sichuan Province(19CXTD0022);Talent Project of China West Normal University(17YC335)to provide for financial support。
The compensation hypothesis predicts that if the left testis is defective e.g.due to developmental stress,the increased right testis serves a compensatory role,and thereby displaying testes asymmetry which can be a re...