Search Results - "Silva, Helio Ricardo"
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The Gondwana Breakup and the History of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans Unveils Two New Clades for Early Neobatrachian Diversification
Published in PloS one (30-11-2015)“…The largest anuran diversity belongs to the Neobatrachia, which harbor more than five thousand extant species. Here, we propose a new hypothesis for the…”
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Frog size on continental islands of the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the generality of the Island Rule
Published in PloS one (11-01-2018)“…Island Rule postulated that individuals on islands tend to dwarfism when individuals from mainland populations are large and to gigantism when mainland…”
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Froghood: Postmetamorphic development of the rock river frog Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824) (Anura, Cycloramphidae)
Published in Acta zoologica (Stockholm) (01-04-2018)“…Thoropa miliaris is a frog species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, inhabiting wet rocky habitats. Males of this species present nuptial…”
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The 'Island Rule' Acting on Anuran Populations (Bufonidae: Rhinella ornata) of the Southern Hemisphere
Published in Biotropica (01-07-2012)“…Darwin and Wallace, in the mid-nineteenth century, were the first to document examples of natural selection acting on island dwellers. A century later a…”
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Life cycle and behavior of Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions and remarks on parasitism of toads in Brazil
Published in Experimental & applied acarology (01-05-2013)“…The life cycle and behavior of Amblyomma rotundatum were evaluated under laboratory conditions. The experiment started with four engorged females collected…”
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Selecting a Hiding Place: Anuran Diversity and the use of Bromeliads in a Threatened Coastal Sand Dune Habitat in Brazil
Published in Biotropica (01-03-2011)“…Among vertebrates, anuran amphibians represent the highest number of species associated with bromeliads and possess a range of ecological, behavioral, and…”
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The cardiorespiratory system of miniature frogs
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-02-2024)“…Anurans of the genus Brachycephalus are among the smallest vertebrates in the world, due to an extreme process of miniaturization. As an example of this…”
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Sexual maturity and growth of male toads (Rhinella ornata): A comparison between insular and mainland populations
Published in Zoologischer Anzeiger (01-11-2019)“…We studied differences in age, longevity, and sexual maturity in island and mainland populations of the neotropical toad Rhinella ornata to assess how changes…”
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The missing piece of the puzzle: larval morphology of Xenohyla truncata (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and its implication to the evolution of Dendropsophini tadpoles
Published in Zoomorphology (01-03-2023)“…Dendropsophini is a highly diverse clade with a controversial phylogenetic and taxonomic history. Different generic arrangements have been proposed and the…”
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On the type series of Scinax perpusillus (Lutz & Lutz, 1939) (Anura: Hylidae)
Published in Zootaxa (19-08-2016)“…The literature regarding the type series of Scinax perpusillus (Lutz & Lutz, 1939) presents two distinct numbers for the holotype. In 1973, thirty-four years…”
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The dispersal between Amazonia and Atlantic Forest during the Early Neogene revealed by the biogeography of the treefrog tribe Sphaenorhynchini (Anura, Hylidae)
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-04-2022)“…The Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, separated by the diagonal of open formations, are two ecoregions that comprise the most diverse tropical forests in the…”
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Synchrotron X-ray biosample imaging: opportunities and challenges
Published in Biophysical reviews (01-06-2022)“…Synchrotron radiation phase-contrast microtomography is sensitive to low attenuating tissues, giving an alternative visualisation of the sample and being…”
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Risk factors associated with Leishmania exposure among dogs in a rural area of Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2020)“…INTRODUCTIONWe sought to determine risk factors (RFs) associated with the presence of antibodies against Leishmania in dogs from a rural area of Ilha Solteira,…”
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Life in bromeliads: reproductive behaviour and the monophyly of the Scinax perpusillus species group (Anura: Hylidae)
Published in Journal of natural history (01-01-2009)“…Several aspects of the reproductive behaviour of species of the Scinax perpusillus group (S. perpusillus, S. v-signatus, S. littoreus, and three other not yet…”
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The tadpole of an insular population of Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer, 1983 (Anura: Cycloramphidae) with a review of larval descriptions for species in the genus
Published in Papéis avulsos de zoologia (São Paulo) (2021)“…A literature survey for the external morphology of tadpoles for species in the genus Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838, which is mainly represented by larval…”
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On the diagnosis and conservation of the poorly known bromeligenous Scinax arduous Peixoto, 2002 (Amphibia; Anura; Hylidae)
Published in Zootaxa (28-09-2015)“…Since Scinax arduous description, many other populations belonging to the Scinax perpusillus group have been recorded for the States of Espírito Santo and…”
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A new species of spotted leaf frog, genus Phasmahyla (Amphibia, Phyllomedusidae) from Southeast Brazil
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (30-05-2018)“…Based on concordant differences in male advertisement call, tadpole morphology, and absence of haplotype sharing in the barcoding 16S mitochondrial DNA, we…”
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Patterns of parasitism by Amblyomma rotundatum (Ixodidae) on Rhinella schneideri (Bufonidae) in islands of São Francisco River, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Published in Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira (01-06-2015)“…We sampled ticks from specimens of the rococo toad Rhinella schneideriby flannel dragging on two Islands located in the São Francisco River near the Três…”
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Occurrence of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Phlebotominae) and canine visceral leishmaniasis in a rural area of Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria (01-10-2014)“…This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Lutzomyia longipalpis and also the canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in a rural area of Ilha Solteira,…”
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