[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Sperm collection and storage for the sustainable management of amphibian biodiversity

RK Browne, AJ Silla, R Upton, G Della-Togna… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
Current rates of biodiversity loss pose an unprecedented challenge to the conservation
community, particularly with amphibians and freshwater fish as the most threatened …

Cryopreservation and other assisted reproductive technologies for the conservation of threatened amphibians and reptiles: bringing the ARTs up to speed

J Clulow, S Clulow - Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Amphibians and reptiles are experiencing serious declines, with the number of threatened
species and extinctions growing rapidly as the modern biodiversity crisis unfolds. For …

Amphibian assisted reproductive technologies: moving from technology to application

J Clulow, R Upton, VL Trudeau, S Clulow - Reproductive sciences in …, 2019 - Springer
Amphibians have experienced a catastrophic decline since the 1980s driven by disease,
habitat loss, and impacts of invasive species and face ongoing threats from climate change …

Evaluating amphibian biobanking and reproduction for captive breeding programs according to the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan objectives

G Della Togna, LG Howell, J Clulow, CJ Langhorne… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), published in 2007, is a formal
document of international significance that proposed eleven relevant actions for global …

Biobanking in amphibian and reptilian conservation and management: opportunities and challenges

J Strand, H Thomsen, JB Jensen, C Marcussen… - Conservation Genetics …, 2020 - Springer
Numerous species from the classes Amphibia and Reptilia are facing extinction as a result
of habitat loss and increasing anthropogenic impact on the environment; to be more specific …

Sperm cryopreservation in wild animals

MT Prieto, MJ Sanchez-Calabuig… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Extinction of a species represents the loss of a resource evolved through eons of mutations
and natural selection. Reproductive technologies, including artificial insemination, embryo …

Reproduction technologies for the sustainable management of Caudata (salamander) and Gymnophiona (caecilian) biodiversity

RK Browne, SA Kaurova, K Vasudevan… - Reproduction …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
We review the use of reproduction technologies (RTs) to support the sustainable
management of threatened Caudata (salamanders) and Gymnophiona (caecilian) …

Integrating current methods for the preservation of amphibian genetic resources and viable tissues to achieve best practices for species conservation

BM Zimkus, CL Hassapakis, ML Houck - 2018 - repository.sandiegozoo.org
Global amphibian declines associated with anthropogenic causes, climate change, and
amphibianspecific infectious diseases (eg, chytridiomycosis) have highlighted the …

Fertilization potential of cold-stored Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) spermatozoa: temporal changes in sperm motility based on temperature and osmolality

L Arregui, AJ Kouba, JM Germano… - Reproduction …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Asynchrony of gamete release is problematic in amphibian captive breeding programs but
can be overcome by short-term storage of spermatozoa. Hormonally induced sperm from the …