Impacts from invasive reptiles and amphibians

F Kraus - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Alien herpetofauna have a broad diversity of ecological and evolutionary impacts, involving
seven mechanisms. Ecological impacts usually result from trophic disruptions and may be …

Determinants and consequences of dispersal in vertebrates with complex life cycles: a review of pond-breeding amphibians

H Cayuela, A Valenzuela-Sánchez… - … Quarterly Review of …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Dispersal is a central process in ecology and evolution. It strongly influences the dynamics
of spatially structured populations and affects evolutionary processes by sha** patterns of …

Experimental manipulation of microbiota reduces host thermal tolerance and fitness under heat stress in a vertebrate ectotherm

SS Fontaine, PM Mineo, KD Kohl - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - nature.com
Identifying factors that influence how ectothermic animals respond physiologically to
changing temperatures is of high importance given current threats of global climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Animal gut microbiome mediates the effects of antibiotic pollution on an artificial freshwater system

W Zhu, D Yang, L Chang, M Zhang, L Zhu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The antibiotic pollution has become an emerging environmental problem worldwide, but the
ecological outcomes remain to be elucidated, especially very little is known about the …

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 …

Rapid adaptation to invasive predators overwhelms natural gradients of intraspecific variation

A Melotto, R Manenti, GF Ficetola - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
Invasive predators can exert strong selection on native populations. If selection is strong
enough, populations could lose the phenotypic variation caused by adaptation to …

Scientific Opinion on the state of the science on pesticide risk assessment for amphibians and reptiles

EFSA Panel on Plant Protection Products and … - Efsa …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science to support the potential development of a risk …

Effects of hydroperiod on growth, development, survival and immune defences in a temperate amphibian

LA Brannelly, MEB Ohmer, V Saenz… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The many and varied effects of human‐induced environmental change have the potential to
threaten animal biodiversity and species abundance. Importantly, human land use and …

Ectotherm heat tolerance and the microbiome: current understanding, future directions and potential applications

SS Fontaine, KD Kohl - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Climate change and increasing global temperatures are a leading threat to ectothermic
animals worldwide. Ectotherm persistence under climate change will depend on a …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects the stress physiology but not the behavior or growth of Rana berlandieri and Bufo valliceps

ZR Forsburg, A Guzman, CR Gabor - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) alters the natural light dark patterns in ecosystems. ALAN can
have a suite of effects on community structure and is a driver of evolutionary processes that …