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Early amphibian breeders coping with acidification
Eggs of the Western spadefoot toad reached 100% mortality in all 29 clutches deposited at a pH below 5.0 in a temporary pond of the Doñana National Park (SW Spain) throughout the wet season of...
Human-induced environmental disturbances increase hybridization rates between two Californian oaks
Wildfires, urbanization, and land-clearing for agriculture can be considered among the most important environmental disturbances in Mediterranean regions. Interspecific hybridization has been...
Diversity, distribution, host-specificity and infection patterns of apicomplexan parasites in reptiles
Understanding the processes that shape parasite diversification, their distribution and abundance provides valuable information on the dynamics and evolution of disease. In this study the...
Tropical bat as mammalian model for skin carotenoid metabolism
Animals cannot synthesize carotenoid pigments de novo, and must consume them in their diet. Most mammals, including humans, are indiscriminate accumulators of carotenoids but inefficiently...
Ancient intercontinental dispersals of grey wolves according to mitochondrial genomes
In this study the previously proposed hypothesis that extant North American wolves originate from multiple waves of colonization from Asia is tested, along with the hypothesis that land connections...
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