Habitat loss due to land-use change is the greatest threat to biodiversity on a global scale,
and agriculture has been the principal driver of change. In Uruguay, the conversion of native …

The genus Scinax currently includes more than 120 species, recovered in two major clades,
the S. catharinae and the S. ruber clades. The latter comprises 75 species, most of which …

Tree cultivation is widely stimulated due to the provision of environmental services by
sequestering atmospheric carbon, but forestry is a potential danger to biodiversity, mainly …

Frogs have developed biochemical and physiological adaptations to occupy diverse
ecological niches on Earth successfully. Survival in frozen states is a fascinating strategy …

Anurans undergo significant physiological changes when exposed to environmental
stressors such as low temperatures and humidity. Energy metabolism and substrate …

In the present study, we investigated ontogenetic diet shifts, feeding strategy, prey
preferences, and basal food sources that sustain the Paradoxal frog (Pseudis minuta) based …

Context Species richness is a relevant diversity component of community ecology and many
standardised techniques are available for data estimations. However, each technique is …

The liver is an important metabolic organ in vertebrates. In anurans, the hepatosomatic
index (HSI) reflects differences in energy storage and reproductive activities between males …

There is a great need to understand the effects of man-made land transformation on
freshwater biodiversity, because agricultural landscapes provide habitat for many aquatic …

The degradation of natural ecosystems due to land use changes has been increasing,
altering ecosystem composition, structure and processes, which negatively affects …