Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (Anura: Mantellidae)

M Pabijan, KC Wollenberg… - Journal of evolutionary …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The processes affecting species diversification may also exert an influence on patterns of
genetic variability within species. We evaluated the contributions of five variables potentially …

Tropical anurans mature early and die young: Evidence from eight Afromontane Hyperolius species and a meta-analysis

U Sinsch, JM Dehling - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Age-and size-related life-history traits of anuran amphibians are thought to vary
systematically with latitude and altitude. Because the available data base is strongly biased …

[PDF][PDF] Body size, age and growth pattern of Physalaemus fernandezae (Anura: Leiuperidae) of Argentina.

F Marangoni, DA Barrasso, R Cajade… - North-Western Journal …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Accepted: 12. November 2011/Available online: 16. November 2011/Printed: June 2012
Abstract. We studied body size, age structure, age at maturity, longevity, and growth pattern …

[HTML][HTML] Small population size and possible extirpation of the threatened Malagasy poison frog Mantella cowanii

D Edmonds, RR Andriantsimanarilafy, A Crottini… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Amphibians are experiencing severe population declines, requiring targeted conservation
action for the most threatened species and habitats. Unfortunately, we do not know the basic …

Determination of the age of the Paddy Field Frog, Fejervarya cancrivora (Anura: Dicroglossidae) by using skeletochronology

NLPR Phadmacanty, H Kurniati - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological …, 2019 - smujo.id
Phadmacanty NLPR, Kurniati H. 2019. Short Communication: Determination of the age of
the Paddy Field Frog, Fejervarya cancrivora (Anura: Dicroglossidae) by using …

[PDF][PDF] Saving the diverse Malagasy amphibian fauna: where are we four years after implementation of the Sahonagasy Action Plan?

F Andreone, AI Carpenter, J Copsey, A Crottini… - Alytes, 2012 - researchgate.net
With more than 284 endemic frog species (number in December 2011), and many others still
waiting to be described, Madagascar is one of the top hot spots for global amphibian …

[PDF][PDF] A skeletochronological estimate of age and growth in a large riparian frog from Madagascar (Anura, Mantellidae, Mantidactylus)

FM Guarino, A Crottini, M Mezzasalma… - …, 2019 - herpetozoa.pensoft.net
We characterized the body size (as snout-vent length), age, sexual size dimorphism, and
growth rate in a population of one of the larger riparian frog from Madagascar (Mantidactylus …

Age, body size and growth pattern of Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni (Anura: Hylidae) in northeastern Argentina

R Cajade, F Marangoni, E Gangenova - Journal of Natural History, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this study we analysed the body size, age structure, age at maturity, longevity and growth
pattern of Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni in north-eastern Argentina using …

Threatened and extinct amphibians and reptiles in Italian natural history collections are useful conservation tools

F Andreone, I Ansaloni, E Bellia, A Benocci… - Acta …, 2022 - oaj.fupress.net
Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological
diversity around the globe and among the primary actors in the recognition of species and …

Huge but moderately long-lived: age structure in the mountain chicken, Leptodactylus fallax, from Montserrat, West Indies

FM Guarino, G Garcia… - The Herpetological Journal, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
We applied skeletochronological methodology to assess the age and growth in one of the
largest living anurans, the mountain chicken Leptodactylus fallax. We analysed bone cross …