Our results demonstrated that this methodological workflow effectively detects differences in colour patterns at the taxonomic and habitat levels, confirming its utility in different fields, from systematics to eco-evolutionary studies. Leer más.
The result showed that long-term and short-term presence of the terrapin in the same water increased the stress levels within the tadpoles, with hormone levels indicating the presence of chronic stress when the terrapin was present. The tadpoles in the three treatments showed no significant difference in time taken to metamorphose but the size of the froglets in the three treatments varied, with smaller animals at metamorphosis in the treatments in the presence of the terrapin. Leer más.
Macquarie University researchers have used heat to develop a simple and effective way to help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a pandemic sweeping multiple species. 
The interplay between morphological (structures) and behavioral (acts) signals in contest assessment is still poorly understood. During contests, males of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) display both morphological (i.e. static color patches) and behavioral (i.e. raised-body display, foot shakes) traits. We set out to evaluate the role of these putative signals in determining the outcome and intensity of contests by recording agonistic behavior in ten mesocosm enclosures. Leer más.
The new species is sister to Centrolene camposi from the Western Cordillera of the Andes of southwestern Ecuador, and together they form a clade with C. condor from the Subandean Cóndor Cordillera in southeastern Ecuador. Leer más.
