https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Restoration ecology of the threatened green and golden bell frog (litoria aurea) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53757 Wed 13 Mar 2024 14:07:22 AEDT ]]> Sodium chloride inhibits the growth and infective capacity of the amphibian chytrid fungus and increases host survival rates https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15115 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:17:31 AEST ]]> Towards gene banking amphibian maternal germ lines: short-term incubation, cryoprotectant tolerance and cryopreservation of embryonic cells of the frog, limnodynastes peronii https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14928 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:08:24 AEST ]]> Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35823 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid) has caused the most widespread, disease-induced declines and extinctions in vertebrates recorded to date. The largest climatically suitable landmass that may still be free of this fungus is New Guinea. The island is home to a sizeable proportion of the world's known frog species (an estimated 6%), as well as many additional, yet-to-be-described species. Two decades of research on the chytrid fungus have provided a foundation for improved management of amphibian populations. We call for urgent, unified, international, multidisciplinary action to prepare for the arrival of B dendrobatidis in New Guinea, to prevent or slow its spread within the island after it arrives, and to limit its impact upon the island's frog populations. The apparent absence of the fungus in New Guinea offers an opportunity to build capacity in advance for science, disease surveillance, and diagnosis that will have broad relevance both for non-human animal health and for public health.]]> Tue 10 Dec 2019 11:18:28 AEDT ]]> Employing SNP data to reveal population status and breeding secrets of two cryptic, endangered frog species https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55495 Tue 04 Jun 2024 15:45:40 AEST ]]> Amphibian assisted reproductive technologies: moving from technology to application https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39966 Thu 21 Jul 2022 09:43:25 AEST ]]> Wetland restoration for the threatened green and golden bell frog (litoria aurea): development of a breeding habitat designed to passively manage chytrid-induced amphibian disease and exotic fish https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40479 Thu 14 Jul 2022 08:42:35 AEST ]]> Applied conservation management of a threatened forest dependent frog, Heleioporus australiacus https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5143 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:49:44 AEDT ]]> Spatial ecology of the giant burrowing frog (Heleioporus australiacus): implications for conservation prescriptions https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5121 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:48:56 AEDT ]]> Near-synchronous calling in the hip-pocket frog Assa darlingtoni https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30790 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:37:51 AEDT ]]> Stable isotope analyses reveal predation on amphibians by a globally invasive fish (Gambusia holbrooki) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29935 Gambusia holbrooki, have been implicated in the decline of amphibians, which suffer high extinction rates globally. Although G. holbrooki is one of the most studied freshwater fish, its diet shows wide geographic variation and its impact on amphibian populations remains unclear. Stable isotopes ¹³C and ¹⁵N were used in 10 urban ponds in Sydney, Australia to compare the diet of G. holbrooki in January, April and May 2013 using a stable isotope mixing model. Gambusia holbrooki was carnivorous and fed on invertebrates (24–39%), tadpoles (25–32%) and conspecifics (20–45%). In contrast to previous studies, primary producers were a negligible part of Gambusia holbrooki diet (<10%). Its diet in late autumn comprised a high proportion of conspecifics (up to 45%) owing to the depletion of other food sources before winter (metamorphosis of larvae). This study provides evidence of high rates of predation on native tadpoles and invertebrates by a highly invasive fish. This knowledge should be incorporated into amphibian releases through head-starting tadpoles or using soft releases where tadpoles are placed in predator-free enclosures until larvae are large enough to avoid predation. Considering the dire conservation status of amphibians globally and the growing interest for invertebrates, it is suggested that stable isotopes are valuable to identify threats from predation in order to target conservation practice toward suitable priorities.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:31:02 AEDT ]]> A Universal and Efficient Detection of Chytridiomycosis Infections in Amphibians Using Novel Quantitative PCR Markers https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53862 Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:22:01 AEDT ]]> Left High and Dry: Froth Nesting Allows Eggs of the Anuran Amphibian to Complete Embryogenesis in the Absence of Free-Standing Water https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48479 Mon 20 Mar 2023 09:17:56 AEDT ]]> Improving breed-and-release programmes in the face of a threatening pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48628 Fri 24 Mar 2023 09:46:36 AEDT ]]> Build me up to break me down: frothed spawn in the sandpaper frog, lechriodus fletcheri, is formed by female parents and later broken down by their offspring https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46948 Fri 09 Dec 2022 14:35:31 AEDT ]]>