Toxicity of the neonicotinoid insecticides thiamethoxam and imidacloprid to tadpoles of three species of South American amphibians and effects of thiamethoxam on …

SVD Fonseca Peña, GS Natale… - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
The present study examined the acute and chronic toxicity of the neonicotinoid insecticides
imidacloprid (IMI) and thiamethoxam (TIA) on the neotropical amphibian species Rhinella …

Hierarchical levels of biomarkers in amphibian tadpoles exposed to contaminants from enzyme disruptions to etho-toxicology studies in Argentina

PM Peltzer, APC Boccioni, AA Maximiliano… - Toxicology of …, 2024‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Monitoring different biomarkers in amphibians is an effective way to evaluate and
characterize the risk of pesticides and contaminants of emerging concern that are currently …

Differences in fluctuating asymmetry and liver mass in a population of amphibians affected by the rupture of the Fundão dam, the largest environmental disaster in …

JC Reis, RN Costa, RC Nali - Hydrobiologia, 2024‏ - Springer
The Fundão dam collapse in 2015 resulted in the largest environmental disaster in Brazil's
history with the release of tons of ore tailings mainly in aquatic environments. Amphibians …

Using of fluctuating asymmetry in adult Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) meristic traits as a method for assessing developmental stability of …

Z Zhelev, S Tsonev… - Turkish Journal of Zoology, 2022‏ - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
One way to assess the impacts of toxicants on populations of anurans is through
developmental stability (DS)-the ability to buffer stresses during development stages. To …

[HTML][HTML] Leptodactylus macrosternum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) as a bioindicator of potentially toxic chemical elements in irrigated perimeters in northeastern Brazil

R da Rocha Braga, P de Menezes Gondim… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Biomonitoring programs have developed in the last decades, including the toxicity
evaluation of endemic organisms in populations from polluted areas. Environmental …

Fluctuating asymmetry and oxidative stress indicate environmental stress of Cane toads Rhinella marina

Y Maldonado-López, IS Prieto-Dueñas… - Zoologischer …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Landfills led to biodiversity loss and have been identified as one of the major threats to
wildlife, such as amphibians. There are useful tools that reflect environmental stress and …

Habitat differences affect the nuclear morphology of the erythrocytes and the hepatic melanin in Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura) in the Brazilian Cerrado savanna

RA Assis, WR Rezende, CGA Dos Santos… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021‏ - Springer
The sensitivity of anuran to the effects of habitat destruction and contamination has led to a
preoccupying global decline in their populations. Morphological biomarkers such as …

Proportion of forest surrounding breeding habitat predicts newt condition and fluctuating asymmetry

L Lammens, T Vanroy, N De Saeyer, A Martel… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2024‏ - brill.com
We need urgent conservation efforts to curb global amphibian declines. Individual indicators
provide valuable insights into how amphibian populations respond to different management …

Monitoring Pesticide Residues in Anuran Liver Tissue: A Proposal for the Sample Preparation Method

IM Lima, ALR Santos, AT Vieira, PM Gondim… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2024‏ - SciELO Brasil
In this work, a miniaturized version of the QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged,
and safe) method was optimized, validated, and applied for extracting eight pesticide …

Morphologic and mechanical adaptive variations in Saiga tatarica calcaneus: A model for interpreting the bone functional adaptation of wild artiodactyl in captivity

L **g, J Xu, J Cai, S Huang, X Qiao, F Wan - Veterinary World, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Aim: Captivity alters the locomotor behavior of wild artiodactyls and affects
the mechanical loading of the calcaneus; however, the resulting adaptive changes in …