Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect

2021

Brown skin disease: A syndrome of dysecdysis in puerto rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur)

Authors: Graham Crawshaw, Maria Pienkowski, Andrew Lentini, Christopher Dutton, Pauline Delnatte, Deanna Russell, Charlene Berkvens, Ian Barker, Dale Smith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, hyperkeratosis, skin

2014

Serum and hepatic vitamin A levels in captive and wild marine toads (Bufo marinus)

Authors: Charlene N. Berkvens, Andrew Lentini, Christopher J. Dutton, David L. Pearl, Ian K. Barker, Graham J. Crawshaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bufo marinus, hepatic, marine toad, retinol, serum, vitamin a

2014

Effect of an increase in environmental temperature on testicular androgenesis and spermatogenesis in toad (Bufo melanostictus) during hibernating season

Authors: S. Parua, J.M. Debnath, D. Ghosh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bufo melanostictus, gametogenesis, heat exposure, hibernation, spermatogenesis

2011

Usefulness of volunteer data to measure the large scale decline of “common” toad populations

Authors: A. Bonardi, R. Manenti, A. Corbetta, V. Ferri, D. Fiacchini, G. Giovine, S. Macchi, E. Romanazzi, C. Soccini, L. Bottoni, E. Padoa-Schioppa, G.F. Ficetola

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: amphibian decline, biodiversity monitoring, bufo bufo, italy, meta-analysis, sampling effort

2011

A complex Enrichment Diet improves growth and health in the endangered Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri)

Authors: H. Li, M. J. Vaughan, R. K. Browne

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, growth, hypovitaminosis a, nutrition, squamous metaplasia, unsaturated fatty acid, wyoming toad

2009

Common toads (Bufo arenarum) learn to anticipate and avoid hypertonic saline solutions

Authors: M. Florencia Daneri, Mauricio R. Papini, Rubén N. Muzio

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: anticipation, avoidance, bufo arenarum, conditioning, learning, toads

2007

Anuran gender identification by fecal steroid analysis

Authors: D. C. Szymanski, D. H. Gist, T. L. Roth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibians, estrogen, gender determination, hormone, progesterone, testosterone, toads

2006

Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming

Authors: J. Alan Pounds, Martín R. Bustamante, Luis A. Coloma, Jamie A. Consuegra, Michael P. L. Fogden, Pru N. Foster, Enrique La Marca, Karen L. Masters, Andrés Merino-Viteri, Robert Puschendorf, Santiago R. Ron, G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa, Christopher J. Still, Bruce E. Young

Publication/Journal: Nature

Keywords: atelopus, bufo periglenes, chytrid fungus, climate change, extinction, global warming, golden toad, monteverde harlequin frog

2006

Non-invasive treatments of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone for inducing spermiation in American (Bufo americanus) and Gulf Coast (Bufo valliceps) toads

Authors: Angela D. Rowson, Amy R. Obringer, Terri L. Roth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acetone, amphibian, dimethyl sulfoxide, glyceryl monocaprylate, sperm

2001