Amphibian skin is a mucosal surface in direct and continuous contact with a microbially
diverse and laden aquatic and/or terrestrial environment. As such, frog skin is an important …

Molecular ecology has become one of the key tools in the modern conservationist's kit. Here
we review three areas where molecular ecology has been applied to amphibian …

Although many cases of genetic adaptations to high elevations have been reported, the
processes driving these modifications and the pace of their evolution remain unclear. Many …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis increasing in prevalence every day. To combat
this crisis, alternative antimicrobial therapeutics are urgently needed. Antimicrobial peptides …

Background The freshwater mussel Cristaria plicata (Bivalvia: Eulamellibranchia:
Unionidae), is an economically important species in molluscan aquaculture due to its use in …

The healing of chronic wounds remains a considerable challenge in clinical trials and
imposes severe financial and physiological burdens on patients. Many works are being tried …

Among major vertebrate groups, anurans (frogs and toads) are understudied with regard to
their visual systems, and little is known about variation among species that differ in ecology …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a powerful model organism for studies of the innate immune
system. One apparent difference between human and zebrafish innate immunity is the …

Peptide agents are often considered as potential biomaterials for developing new drugs that
can overcome the rising resistance of pathogenic micro‐organisms to classic antibiotic …

Background Cope's gray treefrog, Dryophytes chrysoscelis, withstands the physiological
challenges of corporeal freezing, partly by accumulating cryoprotective compounds of …