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Real-time DNA barcoding in a rainforest using nanopore sequencing: opportunities for rapid biodiversity assessments and local capacity building by Pomerantz, Aaron, Peñafiel, Nicolás, Arteaga, Alejandro, Bustamante, Lucas, Pichardo, Frank, Coloma, Luis A, Barrio-Amorós, César L, Salazar-Valenzuela, David, Prost, Stefan

“…Advancements in portable scientific instruments provide promising avenues to expedite field work in order to understand the diverse array of organisms that…”
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Amazonian amphibian diversity is primarily derived from late Miocene Andean lineages by Santos, Juan C, Coloma, Luis A, Summers, Kyle, Caldwell, Janalee P, Ree, Richard, Cannatella, David C

“…The Neotropics contains half of remaining rainforests and Earth's largest reservoir of amphibian biodiversity. However, determinants of Neotropical…”
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Mechanisms of Convergent Egg Provisioning in Poison Frogs by Fischer, Eva K., Roland, Alexandre B., Moskowitz, Nora A., Vidoudez, Charles, Ranaivorazo, Ndimbintsoa, Tapia, Elicio E., Trauger, Sunia A., Vences, Miguel, Coloma, Luis A., O’Connell, Lauren A.

“…Parental provisioning of offspring with physiological products (nursing) occurs in many animals, yet little is known about the neuroendocrine basis of nursing…”
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Aposematism increases acoustic diversification and speciation in poison frogs by Santos, Juan C., Baquero, Margarita, Barrio-Amorós, César, Coloma, Luis A., Erdtmann, Luciana K., Lima, Albertina P., Cannatella, David C.

“…Multimodal signals facilitate communication with conspecifics during courtship, but they can also alert eavesdropper predators. Hence, signallers face two…”
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Molecular physiology of chemical defenses in a poison frog by Caty, Stephanie N, Alvarez-Buylla, Aurora, Byrd, Gary D, Vidoudez, Charles, Roland, Alexandre B, Tapia, Elicio E, Budnik, Bogdan, Trauger, Sunia A, Coloma, Luis A, O'Connell, Lauren A

“…Poison frogs sequester small molecule lipophilic alkaloids from their diet of leaf litter arthropods for use as chemical defenses against predation. Although…”
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Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming by Masters, Karen L, Foster, Pru N, Alan Pounds, J, Puschendorf, Robert, Fogden, Michael P. L, Bustamante, Martín R, La Marca, Enrique, Merino-Viteri, Andrés, Ron, Santiago R, Consuegra, Jamie A, Coloma, Luis A, Sánchez-Azofeifa, G. Arturo, Young, Bruce E, Still, Christopher J

“…As the Earth warms, many species are likely to disappear, often because of changing disease dynamics. Here we show that a recent mass extinction associated…”
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Contrasting parental roles shape sex differences in poison frog space use but not navigational performance by Pašukonis, Andrius, Serrano-Rojas, Shirley Jennifer, Fischer, Marie-Therese, Loretto, Matthias-Claudio, Shaykevich, Daniel A, Rojas, Bibiana, Ringler, Max, Roland, Alexandre B, Marcillo-Lara, Alejandro, Ringler, Eva, Rodríguez, Camilo, Coloma, Luis A, O'Connell, Lauren A

“…Sex differences in vertebrate spatial abilities are typically interpreted under the adaptive specialization hypothesis, which posits that male reproductive…”
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Binding and sequestration of poison frog alkaloids by a plasma globulin by Alvarez-Buylla, Aurora, Fischer, Marie-Therese, Moya Garzon, Maria Dolores, Rangel, Alexandra E, Tapia, Elicio E, Tanzo, Julia T, Soh, H Tom, Coloma, Luis A, Long, Jonathan Z, O'Connell, Lauren A

“…Alkaloids are important bioactive molecules throughout the natural world, and in many animals they serve as a source of chemical defense against predation…”
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Diversity within diversity: Parasite species richness in poison frogs assessed by transcriptomics by Santos, Juan C., Tarvin, Rebecca D., O'Connell, Lauren A., Blackburn, David C., Coloma, Luis A.

“…[Display omitted] •Poison frogs use toxins against vertebrate predators, bacteria and mosquitoes.•Effectiveness of these toxins against endoparasites (e.g.,…”
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Multiple, Recurring Origins of Aposematism and Diet Specialization in Poison Frogs by Santos, Juan Carlos, Coloma, Luis A., Cannatella, David C.

“…Aposematism is the association, in a prey organism, of the presence of a warning signal with unprofitability to predators. The origin of aposematism is…”
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Path for recovery: an ecological overview of the Jambato Harlequin Toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus ignescens ) in its last known locality, Angamarca Valley, Ecuador by Vega-Yánez, Mateo A, Quezada-Riera, Amanda B, Rios-Touma, Blanca, Vizcaíno-Barba, María Del Carmen, Millingalli, William, Ganzino, Orlando, Coloma, Luis A, Tapia, Elicio E, Dupérré, Nadine, Páez-Vacas, Mónica, Parra-Puente, David, Franco-Mena, Daniela, Gavilanes, Gabriela, Salazar-Valenzuela, David, Valle, Carlos A, Guayasamin, Juan M

“…The Jambato Harlequin toad ( ), a formerly abundant species in the Andes of Ecuador, faced a dramatic population decline in the 1980s, with its last recorded…”
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Evolution of Dietary Specialization and Chemical Defense in Poison Frogs (Dendrobatidae): A Comparative Analysis by Darst, Catherine R., Menéndez‐Guerrero, Pablo A., Coloma, Luis A., Cannatella, David C.

“…Defensive mechanisms, including noxious or toxic substances, are favored by predation‐driven natural selection. The acquisition of noxious/toxic substances can…”
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Radiation of the polymorphic Little Devil poison frog (Oophaga sylvatica) in Ecuador by Roland, Alexandre B., Santos, Juan C., Carriker, Bella C., Caty, Stephanie N., Tapia, Elicio E., Coloma, Luis A., O'Connell, Lauren A.

“…Some South American poison frogs (Dendrobatidae) are chemically defended and use bright aposematic colors to warn potential predators of their unpalatability…”
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Population declines and priorities for amphibian conservation in Latin America by Young, B.E, Lips, K.R, Reaser, J.K, Ibanez, R, Salas, A.W, Cedeno, J.R, Coloma, L.A, Ron, S, La Marca, E, Meyer, J.R

“…Although dramatic amphibian population declines have been reported worldwide, our understanding of the extent of the declines in Latin America, where amphibian…”
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Novel Kazal-type proteinase inhibitors from the skin secretion of the Splendid leaf frog, Cruziohyla calcarifer by Proaño-Bolaños, Carolina, Li, Renjie, Zhou, Mei, Wang, Lei, Xi, Xinping, Tapia, Elicio E., Coloma, Luis A., Chen, Tianbao, Shaw, Chris

“…[Display omitted] •18 novel Kazal proteins were identified in skin secretions of Cruziohyla calcarifer.•CCKPs share the…”
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Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri : a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser) by Rabeling, Christian, Sosa-Calvo, Jeffrey, O'Connell, Lauren A, Coloma, Luis A, Fernández, Fernando

“…The ant genus was recently discovered and described from mid to high elevation rainforests in southern Central and northwestern South America. currently…”
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The neural basis of tadpole transport in poison frogs by Fischer, Eva K, Roland, Alexandre B, Moskowitz, Nora A, Tapia, Elicio E, Summers, Kyle, Coloma, Luis A, O'Connell, Lauren A

“…Parental care has evolved repeatedly and independently across animals. While the ecological and evolutionary significance of parental behaviour is well…”
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Development of assisted reproductive technologies for the conservation of Atelopus sp. (spumarius complex) by Naranjo, Renato E., Naydenova, Elena, Proaño-Bolaños, Carolina, Vizuete, Karla, Debut, Alexis, Arias, Marbel Torres, Coloma, Luis A.

“…Amphibians are in peril, given the ongoing sixth mass extinction of wildlife. Thus, Conservation Breeding Programs (CBPs) are attempting to breed some species…”
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Earless toads sense low frequencies but miss the high notes by Womack, Molly C., Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jakob, Coloma, Luis A., Chaparro, Juan C., Hoke, Kim L.

“…Sensory losses or reductions are frequently attributed to relaxed selection. However, anuran species have lost tympanic middle ears many times, despite…”
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Population Decline of the Jambato Toad Atelopus ignescens (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Andes of Ecuador by Ron, Santiago R, Duellman, William E, Coloma, Luis A, Bustamante, Martín R

“…The Jambato Toad, Atelopus ignescens, is endemic to montane forests, inter-Andean valleys, and paramos in Ecuador. Although formerly abundant and widely…”
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