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Barrio-Amorós, CL, Rojas-Runjaic F, Barros TR.  Submitted.  Two new Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) from the Sierra de Perijá, Venezuela. Zootaxa. 2329:1-21. Abstract  Download: Barrio-AmorósETAL20010_Pristimantis.pdf (4.27 MB)
2010
Vredenburg, VT, Knapp RA, Tunstall TS, Briggs CJ.  2010.  Dynamics of an emerging disease drive large-scale amphibian population extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 107:9689-94. Abstract

papers://4C7791EC-5103-4C34-8C02-95FADD19FCC6/Paper/p1305

 Download: VredenburgETAL2010_PNAS.pdf (823.46 KB)
Briggs, CJ, Knapp RA, Vredenburg VT.  2010.  Enzootic and epizootic dynamics of the chytrid fungal pathogen of amphibians. P Natl Acad Sci Usa. 107:9695-700. Abstract

papers://4C7791EC-5103-4C34-8C02-95FADD19FCC6/Paper/p1300

 Download: BriggsETAL_chytrid2010.pdf (1.12 MB)
Hayes, TB, Khoury V, Narayan A, Nazir M, Park A, Brown T, Adame L, Chan E, Buchholz D, Stueve T et al..  2010.  Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107:4612-4617. Abstract  Download: HayesETAL_PNAS_Atrazine.pdf (886.64 KB)
Anchukaitis, KJ, Evans MN.  2010.  Tropical cloud forest climate variability and the demise of the Monteverde golden toad. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. online:-. Abstract  Download: Anchukaitis_Evans_2010_GoldenToad.pdf (1.05 MB)Anchukaitis_Evans2010_SupplInfo.pdf (176.74 KB)
Hayes, TB, Falso P, Gallipeau S, Stice M.  2010.  The cause of global amphibian declines: a developmental endocrinologist's perspective. Journal of Experimental Biology. 213:921-33. Abstract  Download: HayesETAL2010.pdf (2.1 MB)
Venditti, C, Meade A, Pagel M.  2010.  Phylogenies reveal new interpretation of speciation and the Red Queen. Nature. 463:349-52. Abstract  Download: VendittiNature2010.pdf (315.73 KB)
Schwartz, RS, Mueller RL.  2010.  Branch length estimation and divergence dating: estimates of error in Bayesian and maximum likelihood frameworks. BMC evolutionary biology. 10:5. Abstract
Dereeper, A, Audic S, Claverie J-M, Blanc G.  2010.  BLAST-EXPLORER helps you building datasets for phylogenetic analysis. BMC Evol Biol. 10:8. Abstract
Keller, A, Förster F, Müller T, Dandekar T, Schultz J, Wolf M.  2010.  Including RNA secondary structures improves accuracy and robustness in reconstruction of phylogenetic trees. Biology Direct. 5:4. Abstract  Download: KellerETAL2010_secondary_structure.pdf (566.09 KB)
Huerta-Cepas, J, Dopazo J, Gabaldón T.  2010.  ETE: A Python Environment for Tree Exploration. BMC bioinformatics. 11:24. Abstract  Download: Huertas-CepasETAL2010.pdf (622.68 KB)
Rosenblum, E B, Voyles J, Poorten TJ, Stajich JE.  2010.  The deadly chytrid fungus: a story of an emerging pathogen. PLoS pathogens. 6:e1000550. Download: RosenblumPLoS Pathog2010.pdf (125.42 KB)
Van Bocxlaer, I, Loader SP, Roelants K, Biju SD, Menegon M, Bossuyt F.  2010.  Gradual adaptation toward a range-expansion phenotype initiated the global radiation of toads. Science. 327:679-682. Abstract  Download: VanBocxlaerETAL2010.pdf (246.19 KB)
Pennisi, E.  2010.  'Toadness' a Key Feature for Global Spread of These Amphibians. Science. 327:633-a-. Download: Pennisi_toads_2010.pdf (288.03 KB)
Matsui, M, Tominaga A, Liu W, Khonsue W, Grismer LL, Diesmos AC, Das I, Sudin A, Yambun P, Yong H et al..  2010.  Phylogenetic relationships of Ansonia from Southeast Asia inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: Systematic and biogeographic implications (Anura: Bufonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54:561-570. Abstract

doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.003

 Download: MatsuiETAL2010_Ansonia.pdf (520.67 KB)
Bass, MS, Finer M, Jenkins CN, Kreft H, Cisneros-Heredia DF, McCracken SF, Pitman NCA, English PH, Swing K, Villa G et al..  2010.  Global conservation significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park. PLoS ONE. 5:e8767. Abstract  Download: Yasuni2010.pdf (809.78 KB)
Eaton, H, Penny E, Brunetti C.  2010.  Antibody dependent enhancement of frog virus 3 infection. Virology Journal. 7:41. Abstract  Download: EatonETAL2010_Ranavirus.pdf (2.06 MB)
Brown, JL, Morales V, Summers K.  2010.  A key ecological trait drove the evolution of biparental care and monogamy in an amphibian. The American Naturalist. 175:436-446. Abstract  Download: BrownETAL2010.pdf (2.39 MB)
Walker, SF, Bosch J, Gomez V, Garner TWJ, Cunningham AA, Schmeller DS, Ninyerola M, Henk DA, Ginestet C, Arthur C-P et al..  2010.  Factors driving pathogenicity vs. prevalence of amphibian panzootic chytridiomycosis in Iberia. Ecology Letters. 13:372-382. Download: WalkerETAL2010_chytrid.pdf (637.34 KB)
Becker, CG, Loyola RD, Haddad CFB, Zamudio KR.  2010.  Integrating species life-history traits and patterns of deforestation in amphibian conservation planning. Diversity & Distributions. 16:10-19. Abstract  Download: BeckerETAL2010.pdf (446.32 KB)
Herrel, A, MEASEY G.  2010.  The kinematics of locomotion in caecilians: effects of substrate and body shape. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: …. 313A:301-309.. Abstract  Download: Herrel_2010_J. Exp. Zool.pdf (227.4 KB)
Natale, GS, Alcalde L, Herrera R, Cajade R, Schaefer EF, Marangoni F, Trudeau VL.  2010.  Underwater acoustic communication in the macrophagic carnivorous larvae of Ceratophrys ornata (Anura: Ceratophryidae). Acta Zoologica. Abstract  Download: NataleETAL2010.pdf (426.8 KB)
Tingley, R, Romagosa CM, Kraus F, Bickford D, Phillips BL, Shine R.  2010.  The frog filter: amphibian introduction bias driven by taxonomy, body size and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography.
2009
Ballengée, B, Sessions SK.  2009.  Explanation for missing limbs in deformed amphibians. Journal of experimental zoology Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution. 312:770-9. Abstract  Download: Ballengee_Sessions2009_deformities.pdf (384.2 KB)
Vargas, AO.  2009.  Did Paul Kammerer discover epigenetic inheritance? A modern look at the controversial midwife toad experiments Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B, Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 312:667-78. Abstract  Download: Vargas2009_Alytes.pdf (365.62 KB)