Reptiles & Amphibians, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 31(1), С. e22369 - e22369
Опубликована: Авг. 26, 2024
Язык: Английский
Nature Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(8), С. 1448 - 1458
Опубликована: Июль 4, 2024
Drylands are often overlooked in broad conservation frameworks and development priorities face increasing threats from human activities. Here we evaluated the formal degree of protection global drylands, their land vertebrate biodiversity current threats, projected human-induced land-use changes to drylands under different future climate change socioeconomic scenarios. Overall, have lower protected-area coverage (12%) compared non-drylands (21%). Consequently, most dryland vertebrates including many endemic narrow-ranging species inadequately protected (0-2% range coverage). Dryland threatened by varied anthropogenic factors-including agricultural infrastructure (that is, artificial structures, surfaces, roads industrial sites). Alarmingly, 2100 experience some conversion 95-100% natural habitat due urban, alternative energy expansion. This loss undisturbed regions is expected across pathways, even optimistic scenarios characterized progressive policies moderate trends.
Язык: Английский
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The Innovation Life, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 100105 - 100105
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
<p>Artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on life sciences. This review discusses the application, challenges, and future development directions of artificial in various branches sciences, including zoology, plant science, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell developmental genetics, neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, clinical medicine, biomaterials, ecology, environmental science. It elaborates important roles aspects such as behavior monitoring, population dynamic prediction, microorganism identification, disease detection. At same time, it points out challenges faced by application data quality, black-box problems, ethical concerns. The are prospected from technological innovation interdisciplinary cooperation. integration Bio-Technologies (BT) Information-Technologies (IT) will transform biomedical research into AI for Science paradigm.</p>
Язык: Английский
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Ecography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
Variation in life histories influences demographic processes, from adaptive changes to population declines leading extinction. Among history traits, generation length offers a critical feature forecast species' trajectories such as (widely used by the IUCN Red List) and adaptability environmental change over time. Therefore, estimates of are crucial monitor stability or predict future highly threatened organisms, particularly amphibians reptiles, which among vertebrates for uncertainty impacts remains high. Despite its importance, reptiles is largely missing. Here, we aim fill this gap modeling lengths amphibians, squamates testudines function species size, climate, phylogeny using generalized additive models phylogenetic least squares. We estimated 5059 (57%) 8722 (73%) 117 (32%) testudines. Our performed well most families (e.g. Bufonidae Lacertidae Colubridae squamates, Geoemydidae testudines) while found high around prediction few families, notably Chamaeleonidae. Species' body size mean temperature were main predictors all groups. Although our not meant substitute robust validated measurements field studies natural museums, they can help reduce existing biases conservation assessments until data comprehensively available.
Язык: Английский
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Genome Biology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(5)
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025
Many lizards (Squamata), as well the tuatara (Rhynchocephalia), are distinguished among vertebrate groups for presence of parietal eye, or "third eye", a structure derived from pineal complex containing simplified retina with photoreceptor cells. The eye expresses nonvisual opsins that differ visual opsin repertoire lateral eyes. These pinopsin (OPNP), parapinopsin (OPNPP), and parietopsin (OPNPT), all being evolutionary close to opsins. Here, we searched over 60 lepidosaurian genomes check trajectory these genes in reptiles. Unexpectedly, identified novel gene, which termed "lepidopsin" (OPNLEP), is present solely most lizard but absent other vertebrates. Remnants gene found coelacanth some ray-finned fishes, implying OPNLEP an ancient has been repeatedly lost during evolution. We Iguania, Anguimorpha, Scincoidea, Lacertidae clades, possess harbor genes. Lizards missing like geckos, teiids, fossorial amphisbaenian, lack In summary, our survey reveals (i) persistence previously unknown gene-OPNLEP-in lepidosaurians; (ii) losses specific clades; (iii) correlation between genomic
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Biogeography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 51(10), С. 1852 - 1863
Опубликована: Май 1, 2024
Abstract Aim To delineate present‐day zoogeographical regions of terrestrial vertebrates (frogs, lizards, snakes, birds and non‐volant mammals) in the Atlantic Forest. Within each taxonomic group, we examine relative importance abrupt climatic transitions, orographic barriers, past climate change rivers shaping boundaries. Location South America's Methods We applied a network‐based method to regions, using distribution data (range maps) for 455 species frogs, 103 220 917 202 mammals, 50 × km grid cells. used hierarchical generalized linear mixed‐effects models test environmental predictors associated with Finally, intersected bioregion maps delineated group identify general patterns across all vertebrates. Results identified four five lizards mammals. Depending on contemporary conditions, elevation variation and/or were The combined indicate that Forest retains spatially cohesive based Main conclusions Cross‐taxon congruence indicates geographical characteristics have strong influence location In contrast, transition zones appear be spatial life history traits potentially explaining observed differences number bioregions groups position This work paves way further research into evolutionary assembly Forest's may help inform conservation priorities maintaining their distinctive faunas.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Heredity, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 115(5), С. 487 - 497
Опубликована: Май 9, 2024
We present genome assemblies for 18 snake species representing families (Serpentes: Caenophidia): Acrochordus granulatus, Aparallactus werneri, Boaedon fuliginosus, Calamaria suluensis, Cerberus rynchops, Grayia smithii, Imantodes cenchoa, Mimophis mahfalensis, Oxyrhabdium leporinum, Pareas carinatus, Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Pseudoxenodon macrops, Pseudoxyrhopus heterurus, Sibynophis collaris, Stegonotus admiraltiensis, Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis, Trimeresurus albolabris, and Tropidonophis doriae. From these new assemblies, we extracted thousands of loci commonly used in systematic phylogenomic studies on snakes, including target-capture datasets composed ultraconserved elements (UCEs) anchored hybrid enriched (AHEs), as well traditional Sanger loci. Phylogenies inferred from the two were identical with each other strongly congruent previously published phylogenies. To show additional utility non-model genomes investigative evolutionary research, mined New Guinea island endemics our dataset (S. admiraltiensis T. doriae) ATP1a3 gene, a thoroughly researched indicator resistance to toad toxin ingestion by squamates. find that both snakes possess genotype despite their endemism Guinea, region absent any toads until human-mediated introduction Cane Toads 1930s. These substitutions suggest same bufotoxin Australian congenerics (Stegonotus australis mairii) which forage invasive Toads. Herein, short-read high-coverage genomes, improving deficit available squamate associated voucher specimens.
Язык: Английский
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Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 3
Опубликована: Март 26, 2025
Green iguanas ( Iguana iguana ), large-bodied lizards native to South and Central America, have established multiple invasive populations worldwide. Where established, green negative impacts on private property, agriculture horticulture, infrastructure human safety, the natural environment. Most attempts formally quantify of been conducted in Puerto Rico, or are limited singular reports. Florida since 1966 currently pose a high management concern which must be informed by research control methods. Impact data from justify these efforts often anecdotal out date. Here we present contemporary review known potential sectors over time space. We leverage accessed various stakeholders, including nuisance wildlife report collected Fish Wildlife Commission’s Management Section, conflict reports USDA Services Information System, strike Federal Aviation Administration, fault energy companies, observations resource managers. identify important knowledge gaps quantifying scope magnitude necessary guide future actions.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Biogeography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Март 26, 2025
ABSTRACT Aim Species richness varies greatly over geographic gradients. Climate and other above‐ground attributes are the most common variables used to explain animal patterns. However, soil properties may play an important role in shaping of species living underground. Studies have yet comprehensively analyse fossorial squamates' patterns how influence them. We investigated different predictors, including climate, influenced fully‐fossorial, semi‐fossorial, non‐fossorial squamates. Location Global. Taxon Reptilia: Squamata. Methods categorised squamates into non‐fossorial, assessed for each category independently. selected potential climatic factors that could their richness. Then we ordinary least squares regression models with spatially lagged (OLSL) geographically weighted (GWRL) investigate climate on group. Results Fully‐fossorial squamate peaks Africa South America. Semi‐fossorial is highest America Australia. Non‐fossorial exhibit maximum Southeast Asia. was more strongly associated than all groups. Nevertheless, as levels fossoriality increase, become correlates Main Conclusions This study highlights importance incorporating alongside biogeography.
Язык: Английский
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 292(2045)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Lepidosaurs are an ecologically diverse and speciose group with more than 11 000 living species (squamates the tuatara). Stem lepidosaurs known from Early Triassic onwards, but primarily very incomplete specimens. Therefore, we have little information on their ecological diversity or context of deep evolutionary divergences Lepidosauria. Marmoretta oxoniensis , Middle Jurassic UK, is one most completely candidate stem lepidosaurs. Previous studies proposed that it may been semi-aquatic, based its abundance in marginal marine rocks. We show here was adapted for climbing, post-cranial anatomy a partial skeleton, visualized using micro-computed tomography (µCT)—in particular, steep angles thoracic zygapophyses, ungual phalanx morphology elongate penultimate manual phalanges curve distoventrally along lengths. Linear discriminant analysis hand, training dataset hand skeleton measurements habitat use extant squamates, returns strong evidence clinging arboreality clusters among scansorial/arboreal iguanians manus shape space. Evidence provides first about probable lepidosaur illuminates vertical structure communities mid-Mesozoic.
Язык: Английский
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 292(2045)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
The evolution of thermoreception in animals, particularly that infrared (IR)-sensing pits boas, pythons and pit vipers, is a fascinating area sensory ecology. While numerous studies have focused on the molecular mechanisms IR sensing snakes, broader ecological evolutionary significance remains less explored. In this study, we examined origins consequences labial boas using phylogenetic comparative methods. We analysed how various biological factors—such as hunting mode, diet, habitat, body size biome—were correlated with presence pits, whether adaptation influenced diversification rates. Our findings revealed evolved multiple times showed strong associations an arboreal habitat endothermic but did not find significant correlation between mode or any other traits. Moreover, lineages exhibit higher This research provides new insights into eco-evolutionary role heat-sensing suggesting emergence might acted key innovation, significantly affecting use patterns prey preference for boas.
Язык: Английский
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