Resurrecting biodiversity: advanced assisted reproductive technologies and biobanking

RL Bolton, A Mooney, MT Pettit… - Reproduction and …, 2022 - raf.bioscientifica.com
Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is
essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass …

The increasing role of short-term sperm storage and cryopreservation in conserving threatened amphibian species

ZM Anastas, PG Byrne, JK O'Brien, RJ Hobbs, R Upton… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Integrating reproductive technologies into amphibian conservation
breeding programs can enhance the propagation and the genetic management of …

Integrating reproductive technologies into the conservation toolbox for the recovery of amphibian species

AJ Silla, AJ Kouba - … and biobanking for the conservation of …, 2022 - books.google.com
Globally, anthropogenic environmental change is threatening biodiversity and the
functioning of natural ecosystems. In order to curb the unprecedented loss of biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Cryopreservation Cooling Rate Impacts Post-Thaw Sperm Motility and Survival in Litoria booroolongensis

RJ Hobbs, R Upton, NE Calatayud, AJ Silla, J Daly… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The development of reproductive technologies for amphibian species has
accelerated over the last decade to the point that the industry implementation of these …

[HTML][HTML] Bold frogs or shy toads? How did the COVID-19 closure of zoological organisations affect amphibian activity?

J Boultwood, M O'Brien, P Rose - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The visitor effect describes how zoo animals respond to the presence of
visitors to their enclosures in a positive, negative or neutral manner. The period of enforced …

The importance of quantifying fitness-determining traits throughout life to assess the application of reproductive technologies for amphibian species recovery

AJ Silla, PG Byrne - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The application of reproductive technologies to amphibian conservation breeding programs
is gaining momentum and the field is poised to contribute significantly toward amphibian …

Protocols for hormonally induced spermiation, and the cold storage, activation, and assessment of amphibian sperm

AJ Silla, CJ Langhorne - … and biobanking for the conservation of …, 2022 - books.google.com
A variety of proactive conservation initiatives are being implemented in an attempt to arrest
the alarming rate of global amphibian decline. In situ conservation strategies aim to …

Effects of mifepristone, a model compound with anti-progestogenic activity, on the reproduction of African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

M Pech, C Steinbach, I Prokopová, M Šandová… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
This is the first study on how a substance with anti-progestogenic activity affects amphibian
reproduction. Mifepristone, a synthetic anti-progestin used in abortion pills, was chosen as …

Comparisons of biochemical compositions in marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)(Anura; Ranidae) grown in different conditions; wild, semicultured and cultured ones

E Şimşek, A Alkaya, H Şereflişan… - Turkish Journal of …, 2022 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Frogs can be added to a list of different raw materials which have sustainable economic
value to their producers. Therefore, the biochemical attributes of the frogs require further …

Recovering an endangered frog species through integrative reproductive technologies

NE Calatayud, LE Jacobs, CL Williams, CC Steiner… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
The establishment and management of ex situ breeding and assurance populations around
the globe are meant to provide short-term solutions to the formidable loss of amphibian …