Outputs (8)

Acoustic orientation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) (2016)
Journal Article

We carried out laboratory experiments to determine whether orientation during migration in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) is influenced by acoustic information. Newts retrieved during the aquatic breeding seasons (adults), as well as dur... Read More about Acoustic orientation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).

Habitat requirements and conservation needs of peripheral populations : the case of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Scottish Highlands (2016)
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Edge populations are of conservation importance because of their roles as reservoirs of evolutionary potential and in understanding a given species’ ecological needs. Mainly due to loss of aquatic breeding sites, the great crested newt Triturus crist... Read More about Habitat requirements and conservation needs of peripheral populations : the case of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Scottish Highlands.

Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) (2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Chen, Y., Lou, S., Huang, Y., Jehle, R., & Liao, W. (2016). Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii). Salamandra (Frankfurt), 52(3), 261-268

Rensch’s rule describes a pattern of allometry whereby sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with body size when males are the larger sex, and whereby SSD decreases with body size when females are larger in interspecific comparisons. In groups of re... Read More about Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii).

Sexual selection impacts brain anatomy in frogs and toads (2016)
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and toads. Ecology and Evolution, 6(19), 7070-7079. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2459

Natural selection is a major force in the evolution of vertebrate brain size, but the role
of sexual selection in brain size evolution remains enigmatic. At least two opposing
schools of thought predict a relationship between sexual selection and b... Read More about Sexual selection impacts brain anatomy in frogs and toads.

Multiple paternity in a viviparous toad with internal fertilisation (2016)
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Anurans are renowned for a high diversity of reproductive modes, but less than 1% of species exhibit internal fertilisation followed by viviparity. In the live bearing West African Nimba toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis), females produce yolk-poor... Read More about Multiple paternity in a viviparous toad with internal fertilisation.

High genetic diversity of common toad (Bufo bufo) populations under strong natural fragmentation on a Northern archipelago (2016)
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on a Northern archipelago. Ecology and Evolution, 6(6), 1626-1636. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1957

The last decades have shown a surge in studies focusing on the interplay
between fragmented habitats, genetic variation, and conservation. In the present
study, we consider the case of a temperate pond-breeding anuran (the common
toad Bufo bufo) i... Read More about High genetic diversity of common toad (Bufo bufo) populations under strong natural fragmentation on a Northern archipelago.

Geographic variation in life-history traits : growth season affects age structure, egg size and clutch size in Andrew’s toad (Bufo andrewsi) (2016)
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(Bufo andrewsi). Frontiers in Zoology, 13(6), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0138-0

Background: Environmental variation associated with season length is likely to promote differentiation in lifehistory
traits, but has been little studied in natural populations of ectotherms. We investigated patterns of variation
in egg size, clutc... Read More about Geographic variation in life-history traits : growth season affects age structure, egg size and clutch size in Andrew’s toad (Bufo andrewsi).

Conserving the hip hoppers : amphibian research at Greater Manchester Universities (2016)
Journal Article
Jehle, R., Antwis, R., & Preziosi, R. (2016). Conserving the hip hoppers : amphibian research at Greater Manchester Universities. Herpetological bulletin, 135, 1-3