Comparison of vertebrate skin structure at class level: A review
The skin is a barrier between the internal and external environment of an organism.
Depending on the species, it participates in multiple functions. The skin is the organ that …
Depending on the species, it participates in multiple functions. The skin is the organ that …
Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea)
Despite the impressive growth of knowledge on the phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison
frogs and their relatives (Dendrobatoidea) over the past decade, many problems remain to …
frogs and their relatives (Dendrobatoidea) over the past decade, many problems remain to …
Eco-metabolomics applied to the chemical ecology of poison frogs (Dendrobatoidea)
Amphibians are one of the most remarkable sources of unique natural products. Biogenic
amines, peptides, bufodienolides, alkaloids, and volatile organic compounds have been …
amines, peptides, bufodienolides, alkaloids, and volatile organic compounds have been …
Interacting amino acid replacements allow poison frogs to evolve epibatidine resistance
Animals that wield toxins face self-intoxication. Poison frogs have a diverse arsenal of
defensive alkaloids that target the nervous system. Among them is epibatidine, a nicotinic …
defensive alkaloids that target the nervous system. Among them is epibatidine, a nicotinic …
First characterization of toxic alkaloids and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the cryptic dendrobatid Silverstoneia punctiventris
Background Poison frogs are known for the outstanding diversity of alkaloid-based chemical
defences with promising therapeutic applications. However, current knowledge about …
defences with promising therapeutic applications. However, current knowledge about …
Factors determining the dorsal coloration pattern of aposematic salamanders
B Barzaghi, A Melotto, P Cogliati, R Manenti… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aposematic bright colors have a key role for animal defense and can be expressed through
metabolic production or by acquiring pigments from diet. Aposematic coloration can be …
metabolic production or by acquiring pigments from diet. Aposematic coloration can be …
[HTML][HTML] Deep divergences among inconspicuously colored clades of Epipedobates poison frogs
Poison frogs (Dendrobatidae) are famous for their aposematic species, having a
combination of diverse color patterns and defensive skin toxins, yet most species in this …
combination of diverse color patterns and defensive skin toxins, yet most species in this …
Selection on Visual Opsin Genes in Diurnal Neotropical Frogs and Loss of the SWS2 Opsin in Poison Frogs
YC Wan, MJ Navarrete Méndez… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Amphibians are ideal for studying visual system evolution because their biphasic (aquatic
and terrestrial) life history and ecological diversity expose them to a broad range of visual …
and terrestrial) life history and ecological diversity expose them to a broad range of visual …
Three new species of genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Tibet, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae), with implications for the diagnostic values of qualitative characters
V Tang, K Ouyang, Z Liu, F Šťáhlavský - Euscorpius, 2024 - mds.marshall.edu
Three new species of genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 are described from Tibet Autonomous
Region, China. S. deshpandei sp. n. is described based on an adult male and an immature …
Region, China. S. deshpandei sp. n. is described based on an adult male and an immature …
The molecular basis and evolution of toxin resistance in poison frogs
Many animals bear conspicuous warning signals that advertise toxin-mediated
unpalatability to predators; this is known as aposematism. Frogs in particular have evolved …
unpalatability to predators; this is known as aposematism. Frogs in particular have evolved …