Interspecific combat in anurans: a case of Hypsiboas faber (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) (Hylidae) and Rhinella pombali (Baldissera-Jr, Caramaschi & Haddad, 2004) (Bufonidae) by Mario Ribeiro de Moura, Emanuel Teixeira da Silva, Sarah Mângia Barros

“…Thus, the male tree frog might have confused the toad with a conspecific opponent. On the other hand, bufonid males can use active searching for females, sometimes clasping other males or objects. …”
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Effects of Environmentally Relevant Ammonium Nitrate Levels Caused by Agricultural Activities on Four Amphibian Species in The Eastern Black Sea Region by Handan Karaoglu

“…Among the 4 amphibian species, the Variable Green Toad was the most damaged one in terms of growth reduction (on average 31-41 %), abnormality rates (on average 50-75 %), prolonged time to complete metamorphose (14-21 days on average) and mortality rates (%54-100). …”
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Effects of Acute Ammonium Nitrate Levels Caused by Agricultural Activities on Four Amphibian Species in The Eastern Black Sea Region by Handan Karaoglu

“…Among the 4 amphibian species, the Variable Green Toad was the most damaged one in terms of growth reduction (on average 77-83%), and abnormality rates, and the most damaged one in terms of mortality rates was the Marsh Frog (on average 61-72%). …”
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Rigid plastic plates at large deformations by Vu Van The

“…Therefore in post yield behaviour the deflection can not be considered small in comparison with the plate thickness. …”
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Bangers and cash: Baiting efficiency in a heterogeneous population by Naomi Indigo, James Smith, Jonathan K. Webb, Ben L. Phillips

“…Conditioned‐taste‐aversion baits (cane toad sausages) can be delivered in the field to train northern quolls to avoid toads. …”
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The advertisement call of Leptobrachella dushanensis (Anura, Megophryidae) by Jing Liu, Yanlin Cheng, Shize Li, Gang Cheng, Gang Wei

“…We describe the advertisement call of the Dushan Leaf Litter Toad, Leptobrachella dushanensis, based on recordings obtained from three individuals from its type locality. …”
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CD70 CAR-T cells empowered by TS-2021 through ex vivo transduction show potent antitumor efficacy against glioblastoma by Sheng Fang, Jiankun Wu, Yida Liu, Peiwen Wang, Guiqiang Yuan, Jiajia Gao, Wenxin Zhang, Junwen Zhang, Fusheng Liu

“…Results In this study, we found that genetically engineered OAd-GFP can specifically replicate within CAR-T cells and be precisely delivered to GBM through an antigen-specific mechanism. …”
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A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve, Guangxi, China by Gui-Dong Yu, Kun Qin, Tao Meng, Peng Li, Wan-Xiao Peng, Wei-Cai Chen

“…A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella, L. dayaoshanensis sp. nov., is described based on phylogenetic analysis, morphological characters, and bioacoustic data. …”
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Four decades of phenology in an alpine amphibian: trends, stasis, and climatic drivers by Lenzi, Omar, Grossenbacher, Kurt, Zumbach, Silvia, Lüscher, Beatrice, Althaus, Sarah, Schmocker, Daniela, Recher, Helmut, Thoma, Marco, Ozgul, Arpat, Schmidt, Benedikt R.

“…The goal of this study is to assess the main factors determining the timing of breeding in an alpine population of the common toad (Bufo bufo) and to describe the observed shifts in its breeding phenology. …”
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Shooting Mechanisms in Nature: A Systematic Review. by Aimée Sakes, Marleen van der Wiel, Paul W J Henselmans, Johan L van Leeuwen, Dimitra Dodou, Paul Breedveld

“…Osmosis can be induced by water condensation on the system (in fungi), or water absorption in the system (reaching critical pressures up to 15.4 atmospheres; observed in fungi, plants, and animals), or water evaporation from the system (reaching up to -197 atmospheres; observed in plants and fungi). …”
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Cinobufagin Suppresses Lipid Peroxidation and Inflammation in Osteoporotic Mice by Promoting the Delivery of miR-3102-5p by Macrophage-Derived Exosomes by Geng Z, Sun T, Yu J, Wang N, Jiang Q, Wang P, Yang G, Li Y, Ding Y, Zhang J, Lin G, Zhao Y

“…MiR-3102-5p targets the 3′UTR region of alox15, thereby suppressing its expression and reducing the lipid peroxidation process in osteoblasts.Conclusion: Overall, this study clarified cinobufagin’s bone-protective effects and revealed that cinobufagin can enhance the delivery of miR-3102-5p targeting alox15 through macrophage-derived exosomes, demonstrating anti-lipid peroxidation and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Does a biological invasion modify host immune responses to parasite infection? by Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Lee A. Rollins

“…Biological invasions can disrupt the close and longstanding coevolved relationships between host and parasites. …”
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Effect of Sand Mining on River System: A Case Study of River Rwabakazi Kabale Municipality.. by Kamagara, Denis

“…The results from the study showed the different species that have been affected by the mining activities in the river, invertebrates, such as insects, worms, etc, many species of birds, mammals such as otters, beavers and amphibians, such as frogs and toads. the study findings showed the relationship between the affected parts and intact part of River Rwabakazi in Kabale Municipality intact areas of the river can act as natural filters, the intact areas can provide a valuable baseline reference for restoration efforts, healthy river areas serve as a source of recolonization for the affected areas, intact areas can provide crucial habitat corridors for species that may be displaced from the affected areas. …”
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Consequences of developmental and growth-rate plasticity within and across life stages in wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) by Sarah McKay Strobel, Eva K. Fischer, Molly C. Womack

“…Increased trait responsiveness to the environment can provide short-term benefits but may induce delayed costs. …”
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Temporally Dissociated, Trait-Specific Modifications Underlie Phenotypic Polyphenism in Spea multiplicata Tadpoles, Which Suggests Modularity by Brian L. Storz, Joseph Travis

“…Any individual trait modification can be beneficial, neutral, or deleterious in any particular environment; the organism's total fitness, which determines if the plasticity is adaptive, is the sum of these changes. …”
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Population Genetics Meets Ecology: A Guide to Individual‐Based Simulations in Continuous Landscapes by Elizabeth T. Chevy, Jiseon Min, Victoria Caudill, Samuel E. Champer, Benjamin C. Haller, Clara T. Rehmann, Chris C. R. Smith, Silas Tittes, Philipp W. Messer, Andrew D. Kern, Sohini Ramachandran, Peter L. Ralph

“…We additionally discuss natural selection—in particular, how genetic variation can affect demographic processes. Finally, we provide four short vignettes: simulations of pikas that shift their range up a mountain as temperatures rise; mosquitoes that live in rivers as juveniles and experience seasonally changing habitat; cane toads that expand across Australia, reaching 120 million individuals; and monarch butterflies whose populations are regulated by an explicitly modeled resource (milkweed).…”
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Integrative taxonomy of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchida) in China, with the description of two new species and the characterization of the mitochon... by Cui-Hong Zhao, Rui-Jia Yang, Si-Si Ru, Hui-Xia Chen, Dai-Xuan Li, Liang Li

“…Some species of the genus Pseudoacanthocephalus also can accidentally infect human and cause human acanthocephaliasis. …”
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