As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …

The extension of road networks is considered one of the major factors affecting fauna
survival. Roadkill has been documented widely and affects all taxonomic groups. Although …

Sapo corredor – Epidalea calamita (Laurenti, 1768) Page 1 Gómez-Mestre, I. (2009). Sapo
corredor – Epidalea calamita. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles …

Global climate warming is predicted to hasten the onset of spring breeding by anuran
amphibians in seasonal environments. Previous data had indicated that the breeding …

Summary 1 The concept of metacommunity is based on the hypothesis that species
occurrence depends on species dynamics and interactions on local and regional scales via …

Abstract Setting up effective conservation strategies requires the precise determination of
the targeted species' distribution area and, if possible, its local abundance. However …

We evaluated tadpole communities of temporary and permanent ponds, in order to
understand how community richness varies monthly in a subtropical humid climate, to …

In a field survey the distribution of pond-breeding anuran species and their potential large
predators was investigated along a freshwater habitat gradient, ranging from ephemeral …

An understanding of how seasonality impacts amphibian's sperm quality is crucial for the
development and implementation of assisted reproductive technologies for threatened …

The painted frog, Discoglossus pictus, was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula 100 years
ago and its distribution has steadily increased since then. We studied the effects of this non …