supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42207321);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(China)(No.B230201006).
Most research on antibiotics in the environment disregards chiral antibiotics,such as ofloxacin(OF).In this study,tadpoles of Rana nigromaculata were exposed to 1μg/L OF and levofloxacin(LVFX,an enantiomer of OF)for ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32200378);the Third Xinjiang Scientific Expedition Program (2022xjkk0205-1);the Survey of Wildlife Resources in Key Areas of Xizang (ZL202203601);China Biodiversity Observation Networks (Sino BON-Amphibian & Reptile)。
Bufotes taxkorensis and B. zamdaensis are toads endemic to China. Both species inhabit highelevation and saline environments, and so provide a unique opportunity to investigate the adaptive responses of amphibians to ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32271737, 32071544);the Interdisciplinary Innovation Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) “Light of West China” Program (xbzg-zdsys-202207);the Shenzhen Zhilan Foundation (2023010291A);Nature Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (24NSFSC2934)。
For oviparous species with little or no parental care, oviposition site choice may be a powerful agent of natural selection, playing an important role in the evolution of species fitness and life history. Identifying ...
supported partially by DGAPA/PAPIIT UNAM grant 220321 to LMOO.JAV received support from a DGAPA/PAPIIT UNAM grant(IA206523).
Protected areas(PA)have proven to be one of the best ways to conserve biodiversity against environmental changes.Amphibians are considered the most threatened group,with habitat loss due to deforestation identified as...
Ranaviruses are harmful viruses that infect amphibians, fish, and reptiles, and have caused particularly devastating declines in amphibian populations. One particular type of ranavirus, called Frog Virus 3 (FV3), has ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32122074);the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFD1400901);the Zhejiang University Global Partnership Fund,and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2021FZZX001-31 and 226-2023-00070).
Emerging evidence suggests a link between alterations in the gut microbiome and adverse health outcomes in the hosts exposed to environmental pollutants.Yet,the causal relationships and underlying mechanisms remain la...
supported by start-up funds awarded to K.D.K.We thank K.Kohler,S.Reilly,and S.Hartill for assistance with animal husbandry.
Research has shown that leached plant toxins negatively impact the growth and development of larval amphibians.However,tadpoles may encounter these same toxins in food material,and differential exposure routes and dis...
supported by Fundamental Research Fund for Central Universities (SWUKR22014);National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 32170478, 32370478);“Special Fund for Youth Team of Southwest University” (SWU-XJPY202302);Youth Top Talent Program of Chongqing (CQYC 20220510893) to Zhiyong YUAN;National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 31900323) to Jinmin CHEN。
A new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys,named Brachytarsophrys wenshanensis sp.nov.,has been identified in southeastern Yunnan,China.This new species can be readily distinguished from other known congeners by both...
support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32270457);The authors confirmed that this study based on the The Animal Ethics Committee at Anhui University permitted this experiments(IACUC(AHU)-2022-007).
Sexual dimorphism between males and females is a common pattern observed in the natural world and has become one of the main focuses of evolutionary biology.Amphibian head size and shape are important factors that may...
supporting the financing of this study(Process#307743/2018–7);the granting of research productivity grants to Dr.Malafaia G.(Proc.#307743/2018–7)and Dr.Melo e Silva D.(Process#307652/2018-1);for the scientific initiation scholarships to students Silva A.M.and Luz T.M.In addition,the authors thank the Federal Institute of Goiano(GO,Brazil);granting important financial assistance for the publication of this study(Proc.#23219.000139.2022-17).
Studies in recent years have shown that aquatic pollution by microplastics(MPs)can be considered to pose additional stress to amphibian populations.However,our knowledge of how MPs affect amphibians is very rudimentar...