Toad venom bufadienolides and bufotoxins: An updated review.
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DOI: 10.1002/ddr.22072
Abstract: Bufadienolides, naturally found in toad venoms having steroid-like structures, reveal antiproliferative effects at low doses. However, their application as anticancer drugs is strongly prevented by their Na+ /K+ -ATPase binding activities. Although several kinds of… read more here.
Keywords: venom bufadienolides; review; toad venom; bufadienolides bufotoxins ... See more keywords
Choosy cannibals: Targeted consumption of conspecific hatchlings by larval cane toads is triggered by species‐specific defensive toxins
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8655
Abstract: Abstract In many species, cannibalism is uncommon and involves nonselective consumption of conspecifics as well as heterospecifics. However, within their invasive Australian range, cane toad larvae (Rhinella marina) specifically target and voraciously consume the eggs… read more here.
Keywords: triggered species; consumption; cane; bufadienolide toxins ... See more keywords
Behavioural responses of an Australian colubrid snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) to a novel toxic prey item (the Cane Toad Rhinella marina)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1716-1
Abstract: The invasion of a toxic prey type can differentially affect closely related predator species. In Australia, the invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) kills native anurophagous predators that cannot tolerate the toad’s toxins; but predators that… read more here.
Keywords: tree snakes; cane toad; rhinella marina; toad ... See more keywords
Arsenic absorption and excretion in chronically exposed developing toad Rhinella arenarum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.04.014
Abstract: We assessed the toxicodynamics of As in developing Rhinella arenarum toad embryos and larvae exposed from fertilization to 0.01-10mgAsL-1. We determined As content in toad embryos and larvae by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Toad embryos and… read more here.
Keywords: rhinella arenarum; toad; toad embryos; embryos larvae ... See more keywords
Primary Hepatic Vascular Neoplasm in a Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.12.007
Abstract: An 11-year-old captive, female Houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) became lethargic and reluctant to move. This toad had been administered human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) annually as part of a hormone-assisted captive… read more here.
Keywords: hepatic vascular; anaxyrus houstonensis; primary hepatic; toad anaxyrus ... See more keywords
Estradiol and reproduction in the South American toad Rhinella arenarum (Amphibian, Anura).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.03.018
Abstract: Rhinella arenarum is a South American toad with wide geographic distribution. Testes of this toad produce high amount of androgens during the non reproductive season and shift steroid synthesis from androgens to 5α-pregnanedione during the… read more here.
Keywords: endocrinology; rhinella arenarum; south american; toad ... See more keywords
Out of the frying pan: Reintroduction of toad-smart northern quolls to southern Kakadu National Park
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.12551
Abstract: Invasive species are a leading cause of native biodiversity loss. In Australia, the toxic, invasive cane toad Rhinella marina has caused massive and widespread declines of northern quolls Dasyurus hallucatus. Quolls are fatally poisoned if… read more here.
Keywords: northern quolls; national park; kakadu national; aversion ... See more keywords
Unpalatable, yet unprotected: trout reduce survival and development rate of rare toad tadpoles despite chemical defense
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2016-0231
Abstract: Unpalatable prey species often have toxins that protect from direct consumption. However, negative effects of prey manipulation by predators are rarely considered and may understate impacts to unpalatable species. When both prey and predator are… read more here.
Keywords: trout; survival growth; clarkii stomias; toad ... See more keywords
Identifying fungal-host associations in an amphibian host system
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256328
Abstract: Host-associated microbes can interact with macro-organisms in a number of ways that affect host health. Few studies of host-associated microbiomes, however, focus on fungi. In addition, it is difficult to discern whether a fungal organism… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; life stages; toad; host ... See more keywords
Toad zoonyms mirror the linguistic and demographic history of Greece
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283136
Abstract: The common toad (Bufo bufo) has been the subject of many folk tales and superstitions in Western Europe, and as a result, it is characterised by numerous common names (zoonyms). However, the zoonyms of the… read more here.
Keywords: toad zoonyms; linguistic demographic; greece; zoonyms toad ... See more keywords
Genetic diversity of Morato's Digger Toad, Proceratophrys moratoi: spatial structure, gene flow, effective size and the need for differential management strategies of populations
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DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2016-0025
Abstract: Abstract The Morato's Digger Toad, Proceratophrys moratoi, is a critically endangered toad species with a marked population decline in southern Brazilian Cerrado. Despite this, new populations are being discovered, primarily in the northern part of… read more here.
Keywords: toad proceratophrys; morato digger; diversity; proceratophrys moratoi ... See more keywords