Data on the diversity and distribution of parasitic worms in reptiles of the Middle Volga region remain incomplete, so further observations may provide new occurrence records of helminths and expand the knowledge about their hosts. Leer más.
Una de las zonas sobre las que se va a actuar en breve está ubicada en la ZEPA de Sierra Salvada. En este espacio se ha previsto llevar a cabo la restauración ecológica del sistema de pequeños humedales de Ungino como refugio climático para anfibios. Leer más.
Moderate salinity (4 g l−1) altered embryonic and larval development in both populations, causing increased malformations, decreased body size and survival, and altered behavior, but did not affect telomere length or oxidative status. Leer más.
Now, a new, first-of-its-kind study offers powerful evidence that a simple intervention—wildlife underpass tunnels—can dramatically reduce these amphibian deaths and help preserve ecosystems. Leer más.
Amphibians are the most globally threatened vertebrates, facing a particularly high risk of extinction in some regions, such as the Mediterranean basin. Within this region, the genus Salamandrina, comprising two species of notable conservation concerns, managed to persist throughout historical climate changes exclusively along the Italian peninsula. Leer más.
