Functional diversity and trade‐offs in divergent antipredator morphologies in herbivorous insects
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6262
Abstract: Abstract Predator–prey interactions may be responsible for enormous morphological diversity in prey species. We performed predation experiments with morphological manipulations (ablation) to investigate the defensive function of dorsal spines and explanate margins in Cassidinae leaf… read more here.
Keywords: insects; assassin bugs; explanate margins; tree frogs ... See more keywords
The Significance of Hypervariability and Conserved Motifs in Antimicrobial Peptides from Tree Frogs.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00224
Abstract: Amphibians' skin is a rich source of natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). These AMPs exhibit marked inter- and intraspecific sequence divergence linked to the arms race between host and pathogens. Here, we combine peptidomics, molecular modeling,… read more here.
Keywords: significance hypervariability; conserved motifs; antimicrobial peptides; motifs antimicrobial ... See more keywords
Reaching the edge of the speciation continuum: hybridization between three sympatric species of Hyla tree frogs
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly198
Abstract: Alloparapatric species meeting in secondary contact zones are evolutionary witnesses to how reproductive isolation progresses over time and space. Western Palearctic tree frogs (Hyla) are phenotypically similar and all the species pairs tested can hybridize… read more here.
Keywords: speciation continuum; tree frogs; reaching edge; arborea molleri ... See more keywords
Filtration of Gene Trees From 9,000 Exons, Introns, and UCEs Disentangles Conflicting Phylogenomic Relationships in Tree Frogs (Hylidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad070
Abstract: Abstract An emerging challenge in interpreting phylogenomic data sets is that concatenation and multi-species coalescent summary species tree approaches may produce conflicting results. Concatenation is problematic because it can strongly support an incorrect topology when… read more here.
Keywords: topology; 000 exons; gene trees; tree frogs ... See more keywords
Hybridization despite elaborate courtship behavior and female choice in Neotropical tree frogs.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12628
Abstract: The mechanisms of hybridization can be elucidated by analyzing genotypes and phenotypes that could act as premating barriers, as the reproductive interactions among heterospecifics can alter the evolutionary history of species. In frogs, hybrids typically… read more here.
Keywords: female choice; courtship; elaborate courtship; hybridization ... See more keywords
Ionizing radiation and melanism in Chornobyl tree frogs
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.13476
Abstract: Human actions are altering ecosystems worldwide. Among human‐released pollutants, ionizing radiation arises as a rare but potentially devastating threat to natural systems. The Chornobyl accident (1986) represents the largest release of radioactive material to the… read more here.
Keywords: ionizing radiation; chornobyl; coloration; radiation ... See more keywords
Diversification of African tree frogs (genus Leptopelis) in the highlands of Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.14573
Abstract: The frog genus Leptopelis is composed of ~50 species that occur across sub‐Saharan Africa. The majority of these frogs are typically arboreal; however, a few species have evolved a fossorial lifestyle. Most species inhabit lowland… read more here.
Keywords: african tree; diversification african; genus leptopelis; frogs genus ... See more keywords