Migration in amphibians and reptiles: an overview of patterns and orientation mechanisms in relation to life history strategies

AP Russell, AM Bauer, MK Johnson - Migration of organisms: Climate …, 2005 - Springer
Differences in integumentary permeability dictate alternative life history strategies in
amphibians and reptiles. Limiting resources for amphibians are chiefly associated with …

The amphibian magnetic sense (s)

JB Phillips, FJ Diego-Rasilla - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2022 - Springer
Sensitivity to the earth's magnetic field is the least understood of the major sensory systems,
despite being virtually ubiquitous in animals and of widespread interest to investigators in a …

Effects of temperature and precipitation changes on shifts in breeding phenology of an endangered toad

A Dalpasso, D Seglie, P Eusebio Bergò, A Ciracì… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In the last century, a plethora of species have shown rapid phenological changes in
response to climate change. Among animals, amphibians exhibit some of the greatest …

Amphibian road mortality and how to prevent it: a review

BR Schmidt, S Zumbach, JC Mitchell… - Herpetological …, 2008 - zora.uzh.ch
Mortality of amphibians on roads is a problem from an animal welfare and conservation
perspective. We review methods to reduce road mortality of amphibians that have been …

Evidence for the use of a high-resolution magnetic map by a short-distance migrant, the Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)

FJ Diego-Rasilla, JB Phillips - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Newts can use spatial variation in the magnetic field (MF) to derive geographic position, but
it is unclear how they detect the 'spatial signal', which, over the distances that newts move in …

Light-dependent magnetic compass in Iberian green frog tadpoles

FJ Diego-Rasilla, RM Luengo, JB Phillips - Naturwissenschaften, 2010 - Springer
Here, we provide evidence for a wavelength-dependent effect of light on magnetic compass
orientation in Pelophylax perezi (order Anura), similar to that observed in Rana catesbeiana …

Marsh frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus, determine migratory direction by magnetic field

VV Shakhparonov, SV Ogurtsov - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2017 - Springer
Orientation by magnetic cues appears to be adaptive during animal migrations. Whereas the
magnetic orientation in birds, mammals, and urodele amphibians is being investigated …

Acoustic orientation in the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus

FJ Diego-Rasilla, RM Luengo - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2007 - Springer
Experiments reported here were carried out to investigate the use of acoustic cues by
palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus) for orientation and to study whether this behavior is …

Homeward orientation of displaced newts (Triturus cristatus, Lissotriton vulgaris) is restricted to the range of routine movements

U Sinsch, C Kirst - Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Initial orientation of crested newts Triturus cristatus and smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris
was measured following passive displacement to arenas placed at 12 test sites 0.213–24.2 …

Magnetic compass mediates nocturnal homing by the alpine newt, Triturus alpestris

FJ Diego-Rasilla, RM Luengo, JB Phillips - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2005 - Springer
Experiments were carried out to investigate the use of magnetic compass cues in the
nocturnal homing orientation of the alpine newt Triturus alpestris. Tests were carried out at a …