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Frankixalus, a New Rhacophorid Genus of Tree Hole Breeding Frogs with Oophagous Tadpoles by Biju, S D, Senevirathne, Gayani, Garg, Sonali, Mahony, Stephen, Kamei, Rachunliu G, Thomas, Ashish, Shouche, Yogesh, Raxworthy, Christopher J, Meegaskumbura, Madhava, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…Despite renewed interest in the biogeography and evolutionary history of Old World tree frogs (Rhacophoridae), this family still includes enigmatic frogs with…”
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Late Cretaceous vicariance in Gondwanan amphibians by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Roelants, Kim, Biju, S D, Nagaraju, J, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Overseas dispersals are often invoked when Southern Hemisphere terrestrial and freshwater organism phylogenies do not fit the sequence or timing of Gondwana…”
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A ketocarotenoid‐based colour polymorphism in the Sira poison frog Ranitomeya sirensis indicates novel gene interactions underlying aposematic signal variation by Twomey, Evan, Johnson, James D., Castroviejo‐Fisher, Santiago, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…The accumulation of red ketocarotenoids is an important component of coloration in many organisms, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In some…”
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Divergence of species‐specific protein sex pheromone blends in two related, nonhybridizing newts (Salamandridae) by Treer, Dag, Maex, Margo, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Proost, Paul, Bossuyt, Franky

“…In animals that use chemical communication during courtship and reproduction, speciation is often associated with divergence of their sex pheromones. In…”
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Gradual Adaptation Toward a Range-Expansion Phenotype Initiated the Global Radiation of Toads by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Loader, Simon P, Roelants, Kim, Biju, S.D, Menegon, Michele, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Recent studies have identified range expansion as a potential driver of speciation. Yet it remains poorly understood how, under identical extrinsic settings,…”
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Origin and diversification of a salamander sex pheromone system by Janssenswillen, Sunita, Vandebergh, Wim, Treer, Dag, Willaert, Bert, Maex, Margo, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Sex pheromones form an important facet of reproductive strategies in many organisms throughout the Animal Kingdom. One of the oldest known sex pheromones in…”
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Courtship Pheromone Use in a Model Urodele, the Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) by Maex, Margo, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Mortier, Anneleen, Proost, Paul, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Sex pheromones have been shown to constitute a crucial aspect of salamander reproduction. Until now, courtship pheromones of Salamandridae and Plethodontidae…”
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Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Biju, S D, Loader, Simon P, Bossuyt, Franky

“…High taxonomic level endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot has been typically attributed to the subcontinent's geological history of…”
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Love is blind: indiscriminate female mating responses to male courtship pheromones in newts (Salamandridae) by Treer, Dag, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Matthijs, Severine, Du Four, Dimitri, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Willaert, Bert, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Internal fertilization without copulation or prolonged physical contact is a rare reproductive mode among vertebrates. In many newts (Salamandridae), the male…”
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Mountain-associated clade endemism in an ancient frog family (Nyctibatrachidae) on the Indian subcontinent by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Biju, S.D., Willaert, Bert, Giri, Varad B., Shouche, Yogesh S., Bossuyt, Franky

“…[Display omitted] ► The evolutionary history of nyctibatrachid frogs is reconstructed. ► Nyctibatrachids experienced delayed diversification in the Eocene. ►…”
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Beyond sodefrin: evidence for a multi-component pheromone system in the model newt Cynops pyrrhogaster (Salamandridae) by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Maex, Margo, Treer, Dag, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Janssens, Rik, Vandebergh, Wim, Proost, Paul, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Sodefrin, a decapeptide isolated from the male dorsal gland of the Japanese fire belly newt Cynops pyrrhogaster , was the first peptide pheromone identified…”
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Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India by Biju, Sd, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Giri, Varad B, Loader, Simon P, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Bufonidae are a large family of toads with a subcosmopolitan distribution. Recent molecular phylogenetic analyses have revealed a radiation of toads…”
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Exaptation as a Mechanism for Functional Reinforcement of an Animal Pheromone System by Maex, Margo, Treer, Dag, De Greve, Henri, Proost, Paul, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Animal sex pheromone systems often exist as multicomponent signals [1–11] to which chemical cues have been added over evolutionary time. Little is known on why…”
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Multiple Independent Recruitment of Sodefrin Precursor-Like Factors in Anuran Sexually Dimorphic Glands by Bossuyt, Franky, Schulte, Lisa M, Maex, Margo, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Novikova, Polina Yu, Biju, S D, Van de Peer, Yves, Matthijs, Severine, Roelants, Kim, Martel, An, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…Abstract Chemical signaling in animals often plays a central role in eliciting a variety of responses during reproductive interactions between males and…”
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Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa by Kamei, Rachunliu G., Mauro, Diego San, Gower, David J., Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Sherratt, Emma, Thomas, Ashish, Babu, Suresh, Bossuyt, Franky, Wilkinson, Mark, Biju, S. D.

“…The limbless, primarily soil-dwelling and tropical caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) comprise the least known order of tetrapods. On the basis of…”
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Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates by Kok, Philippe J.R., MacCulloch, Ross D., Means, D. Bruce, Roelants, Kim, Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Bossuyt, Franky

“…The Pantepui region of South America, located in southern Venezuela, northern Brazil, and western Guyana, is characterized by table mountains (tepuis) made of…”
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High pheromone diversity in the male cheek gland of the red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens (Salamandridae) by Janssenswillen, Sunita, Willaert, Bert, Treer, Dag, Vandebergh, Wim, Bossuyt, Franky, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…Male salamanders (Urodela) often make use of pheromones that are produced in sexually dimorphic glands to persuade the female into courtship and mating. The…”
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Recurrent functional divergence of early tetrapod keratins in amphibian toe pads and mammalian hair by Vandebergh, Wim, Maex, Margo, Bossuyt, Franky, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…Amphibians have invaded arboreal habitats multiple times independently during their evolution. Adaptation to these habitats was nearly always accompanied by…”
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Frog nuptial pads secrete mating season-specific proteins related to salamander pheromones by Willaert, Bert, Bossuyt, Franky, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Adriaens, Dominique, Baggerman, Geert, Matthijs, Severine, Pauwels, Elin, Proost, Paul, Raepsaet, Arent, Schoofs, Liliane, Stegen, Gwij, Treer, Dag, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, Vandebergh, Wim, Van Bocxlaer, Ines

“…Males of many frog species develop spiny nuptial pads with underlying glands on their thumbs during the mating period. We used 3D visualization on the European…”
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Side-by-side secretion of Late Palaeozoic diverged courtship pheromones in an aquatic salamander by Van Bocxlaer, Ines, Treer, Dag, Maex, Margo, Vandebergh, Wim, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Stegen, Gwij, Kok, Philippe, Willaert, Bert, Matthijs, Severine, Martens, Erik, Mortier, Anneleen, de Greve, Henri, Proost, Paul, Bossuyt, Franky

“…Males of the advanced salamanders (Salamandroidea) attain internal fertilization without a copulatory organ by depositing a spermatophore on the substrate in…”
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