While examining the specimens deposited in the herpetological collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, we discovered a second specimen of P. fimbriata, an adult male collected in the “Serra do Araraquara,” state of Paraná, Brazil, previously identified as Phrynomedusa appendiculata. Leer más.
We hypothesize that the divergent pattern found in turtles originated from an amniote ancestral state defined by a nuclear configuration with extensive associations among microchromosomes that were preserved upon the reshuffling of the linear genome. Leer más.
Our findings help to explain observed Bsal epidemiology and provide insights into how strain identity strongly influences when and which host populations are most at risk, with important implications for Bsal research and amphibian conservation efforts. Leer más.
