Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 – Northern Snake-Necked Turtle*

Monografía sobre esta especie descargable en pdf. Ir al enlace.

An Amphibian Citizen Science Initiative by The Orianne Society

Encountering Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders in the field is always exciting. Rolling a pond-side log to see the bright orange spots of a plump Spotted Salamander, or hearing the duck-like chuckling sounds of a sizeable Wood Frog chorus, are always memorable natural history experiences. Leer más.

Matching species traits to projected threats and opportunities from climate change

Raquel A. Garcia, Miguel B. Araújo, Neil D. Burgess, Wendy B. Foden, Alexander Gutsche, Carsten Rahbek, Mar Cabeza. Journal of Biogeography. Ir al enlace.

Patterns of genetic diversity in Hepatozoon spp. infecting snakes from North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin

Beatriz Tomé,João P. Maia,Daniele Salvi,José C. Brito,Miguel A. Carretero,Ana Perera,Harald Meimberg,David James Harris. Systematic Parasitology. March 2014, Volume 87, Issue 3, pp 249-258. Ir al enlace.

Oddball science’ has proven worth, biologists say

Scoffing at or cutting funds for basic biological research on unusual animal adaptations from Gila monster venom to snail sex, though politically appealing to some, is short-sighted and only makes it more likely that important economic and social benefits will be missed in the long run, say a group of evolutionary biologists. Leer más.