The analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicated that the maternal lineage was unequivocally M. mutica (pure or hybrid), but nuclear DNA revealed a heterozygote position at the C-mos gene, matching sequences for this gene in GenBank from both M. leprosa and M. mutica. These results highlight the negative impact of alien turtles, which can genetically contaminate vulnerable native turtle populations. Leer más.
Un grupo de investigadores ecuatorianos y españoles han descrito dos nuevas especies de rana de cristal: Centrolene elisae y Centrolene marcoreyesi. Leer más.
The results showed that individuals within the experimental group who experienced increased temperatures had significantly elevated dGC levels compared to the control animals. 
In turn, they also suggest that population differentiation in phenotypic traits associations might be a legacy of past biogeographic dynamics, identifying an overlooked driver of the current phenotypic architecture of animal populations. Leer más.
Una tortuga boba (caretta caretta) de gran tamaño ha desovado 28 huevos este miércoles por la mañana en la playa de Poniente de Benidorm (Alicante). Tras ello, el quelonio ha regresado al mar, mientras que la Policía Local ha procedido al balizamiento de la zona. Leer más.
