Functional connectivity across fragmented habitat patches is essential for the conservation of animal populations in humanized landscapes. Given their low dispersal capacity, amphibians in the Mediterranean region are threatened by habitat fragmentation and loss due to changes in land use, including agricultural intensification. Leer más.
La nueva especie de gecko representa un nuevo endemismo, idéntico a otras especies del mismo clado e imposible de identificar sin realizar estudios genéticos. Los científicos han propuesto a la UICN que lo incluyan en la categoría de ‘en peligro crítico’. Leer más.
A non-invasive approach using DNA metabarcoding of faecal pellets was implemented to investigate the diet composition of the reptile community of Wadi Ashar, in AlUla County, north-western Saudi Arabia Kingdom. Leer más.
This study highlights the importance of host-specific and environmental characteristics in the dynamic of both infections, co-infection patterns and their impacts. Leer más.
Findings of this study suggest that attempts of American bullfrog introduction could be taking place in Ebre Delta. Despite the species does not appear to be well established yet, very few bullfrog individuals could be enough for the establishment of this species in suitable habitats. Leer más.
