Alytes Obstetricans

Multiple clutches, egg mortality and mate choice in the midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans

• Author(s): C J. Reading, R.T. Clarke

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1988
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Contributions to the Cranial Morphology of the European Anuran Alytes Obstetricans (Laurenti)

• Author(s): W. A. Maree

• Categories: Alytes obstetricans

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1945
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Untersuchungen über die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Geburtshelferkrœte (Alytes obstetricans)

• Author(s): Karl Christoph Vogt

• Categories: Amphibians

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1842
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Male Parental Care, Sexual Selection, and the Mating Systems of the Midwife Toads Alytes Obstetricans and Alytes Cisternash

• Author(s): Rafael Márquez

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1990
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Ranaviruses

• Author(s): Matthew J. Gray, V. Gregory Chinchar

• Categories: Science

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2015-04-27
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• Publisher: Springer

This is the first book on ranaviruses. Ranaviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that cause hemorrhagic disease in amphibians, reptiles, and fish. They have caused mass die-offs of ectothermic vertebrates in wild and captive populations around the globe. There is evidence that this pathogen is emerging and responsible for population declines in certain locations. Considering that amphibians and freshwater turtles are suitable hosts and the most imperiled vertebrate taxa in the world, ranaviruses can have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem function. Additionally, many fish that are raised in aquaculture facilities and traded internationally are suitable hosts; thus, the poten...