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 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(2021070451A);Nature Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2022NSFSC0125).
Considering the increased anthropogenic impacts,species with a limited range and low detectability often lack fundamental information and conservation actions,placing them at a high risk of endangerment.The Chinting a...
Funding was provided by the CNRS,the Agence de lʹEau Loire-Bretagne,the Agence de lʹEau Adour-Garonne,the Conseil Départemental des Deux-Sèvres,the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine(Multistress 2017-1R20110,Aquastress 2018-1R20214,Amphitox 2019-1R20216);the ANSES(BiodiTox project 2019/1/031);the Plan dʹAction National ECOPHYTO(OFB-21-0941),and the CPER Econat.
Assessing the determinants of reproductive success is critical but often complicated because of complex interactions between parental traits and environmental conditions occurring during several stages of a reproducti...
The field expenses were covered by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270527,31872233);Yin QI.The laboratory work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation RSF 22-14-00227;The present work is a part of the long-term field study of P.vlangalii and the permits for it were obtained from the Zoige National Wetland Nature Reserve and local conservation authorities.Animal handling follows approved protocols(number 2018016,Animal Ethics Committee of Chengdu Institute of Biology);We adhered to the ABS/ASAB“Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioral research and teaching”.
Group living reduces the chances of predation.This is also true for burrowing animals,which use burrows as refuges to escape predators.Living in the center of a colony is the safest because it offers access to the gre...
The distribution and diversity of the species are closely related to the global climate.As the most widely distributed species of Bufonidae in China,the study of the distribution pattern and habitat suitability of the...
supported by West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2021XBZG_XBQNXZ_A_006);National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:32270498 and 32070426);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON-Amphibian and Reptile)。
A new species of Leptobrachella is described from Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality,China.Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences indicated that the new species is g...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,31270457,30800129 to Z.X.),NSFC(31971413);the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(NSFHB,C2020205038 to D.L).
Hibernation is one of the fundamental strategies in response to cold environmental temperatures.During hibernation,the endocrine and circadian systems ensure minimal expenditure of energy for survival.The circadian rh...
supported by the programs of the Guizhou Province World-Class Discipline Construction Program Project (Qianjiao Key an Fa [2019] 125);the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment in Chongqing Counties (2021-090);the Postgraduate Education Innovation Programme of Guizhou Province (Qianjiaohe YJSKYJJ [2021] 091);the Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (No.XDB31000000);the National Animal Collection Resource Center,China,the Application of Amphibian Natural Antioxidant Peptides as Cosmetic Raw Material Antioxidants (QKZYD [2020]4002)。
Herein we describe a new species,Leptobrachella yunyangensis sp.nov.,from Yunyang County,Chongqing City,China,based on a combination of molecular and morphological data.Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial...
Trypanosomiasis afflicts about 6~7 million people globally and to a large extent impedes livestock production in Africa.Naturally,trypanosomal parasites undergo genetic mutation and have developed resistance over a wi...