supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060307 and 31860610);Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Planning Project[[2021]500].
In anurans,advertisement calls(ACs)are an essential form of intraspecific communication.This study evaluates geographical variation in the ACs of Leptobrachella ventripunctata in the Guizhou Plateau,southwestern China...
supported by the National Natural Foundation of China(32370456,31970393);the Key Project of Natural Sciences Foundation of Sichuan Province(22NSFSC0011)。
Dear Editor,The evolutionary arms race between predator and prey is a strong selective force for producing a wide array of defense strategies in animals,including strong limbs,body armor,poisonousness,mimicry,or cryps...
The study has been funded by CNRS Project PEPS POLLUX TROPIC.
Artificial light at night(ALAN)is expanding worldwide.Many physiological effects have been reported in animals,but we still know little about the consequences for the visual system.The pupil contributes to control inc...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(2019RC175);the Postdoctoral Research Program in Hainan Province(RC2100004064);the Academician working platform project in Hainan Province.
Geographical divergence in acoustic signals is often affected by multiple selective pressures.Environmental factors are expected to shape signals by adjusting for greater propagation efficiency.Nevertheless,such habita...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970393);the Key Project of Natural Sciences Foundation of Sichuan Province(22NSFSC0011)。
Dear Editor,The population density of organisms often varies widely among species in natural environments, and this variation is associated with body size and energy requirements(White et al., 2007). For example, larg...
Chemical defenses are frequently accompanied by salient color patterns actively avoided by predators,a phe-nomenon referred to as aposematism.However,the production of both chemical defenses and pigments is costly,and...
support was provided by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(31772451,31970393).
Eye position varies significantly among taxonomic levels,and this variation is often shaped by ecological and behavioral factors.Eye position is often positively associated with interorbital distance where species with...
Anuran skin is a typical natural biomaterial with multifunctional features.A specific comparison of mechanical performance and morphology related to them was performed in the skin of Rana dybowskii and Bufo gargarizan...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31700353);Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(2019HJ2096001006);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON)。
Functional diversity is an integrative approach to better understand biodiversity across space and time.In the present study,we investigated the spatiotemporal patterns(i.e.,elevation and season)and environmental dete...
financially supported by research grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2017R1A2B2003579);the Rural Development Administration (PJ012285) to Y JANG;a grant from the French Rotary Club Lectoure-Fleurance to A Borzée。
The calling activity of anurans is influenced by environmental variables and calls produced by syntopic amphibians,among other variables.Some variables have a strong influence,such as temperature and predation dilutio...