Simple Summary Currently, there is a wide variety of insect-based pet foods and treats;
however, there are several questions about the nutritional contribution of insects for dogs …

Captive breeding and reintroduction programs have been established for several threatened
amphibian species globally, but with varied success. This reflects our relatively poor …

Parental effects are often considered an evolved response, in which parents transmit
information about the environment to enhance offspring fitness. However, these effects need …

Abstract The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, has been used as a laboratory animal for
decades in many research areas. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the …

Simple Summary The standardization of husbandry conditions, feeding regimens, and diets
is the prerequisite for the comparability of results generated by the use of laboratory animals …

Amphibians around the world are declining from threats that cannot currently be mitigated,
making it impossible to safeguard some species in their natural habitats. Amphibians in the …

The rapid spread of infectious disease has resulted in the decline of animal populations
globally. Amphibians support a diversity of microbial symbionts on their skin surface that …

Conservation plans to protect Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito) populations commonly
include headstarting to improve recruitment to the juvenile stage. Headstarting is being used …

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 …

Carotenoids play an import role as one of the most prevalent pigments in animals.
Carotenoid-based coloration accounts for striking sexually and naturally selected colour …