Resurrecting biodiversity: advanced assisted reproductive technologies and biobanking

RL Bolton, A Mooney, MT Pettit… - Reproduction and …, 2022 - raf.bioscientifica.com
Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is
essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass …

Evaluating amphibian biobanking and reproduction for captive breeding programs according to the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan objectives

G Della Togna, LG Howell, J Clulow, CJ Langhorne… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), published in 2007, is a formal
document of international significance that proposed eleven relevant actions for global …

Amphibian assisted reproductive technologies: moving from technology to application

J Clulow, R Upton, VL Trudeau, S Clulow - Reproductive sciences in …, 2019 - Springer
Amphibians have experienced a catastrophic decline since the 1980s driven by disease,
habitat loss, and impacts of invasive species and face ongoing threats from climate change …

Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene

EH Campbell Grant, SM Amburgey… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The problem of global amphibian declines has prompted extensive research over the last
three decades. Initially, the focus was on identifying and characterizing the extent of the …

Maximizing the potential for living cell banks to contribute to global conservation priorities

A Mooney, OA Ryder, ML Houck, J Staerk… - Zoo …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although cryobanking represents a powerful conservation tool, a lack of standardized
information on the species represented in global cryobanks, and inconsistent prioritization of …

Conserving Panamanian harlequin frogs by integrating captive-breeding and research programs

CHR Lewis, CL Richards-Zawacki, R Ibáñez… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Captive breeding programs are a valuable conservation strategy, particularly when
integrated with research goals. Panamanian Harlequin frogs (genus Atelopus) serve as a …

Biobanking in amphibian and reptilian conservation and management: opportunities and challenges

J Strand, H Thomsen, JB Jensen, C Marcussen… - Conservation Genetics …, 2020 - Springer
Numerous species from the classes Amphibia and Reptilia are facing extinction as a result
of habitat loss and increasing anthropogenic impact on the environment; to be more specific …

Development of assisted reproductive technologies for the conservation of Atelopus sp.(spumarius complex)

RE Naranjo, E Naydenova, C Proaño-Bolaños… - Cryobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Amphibians are in peril, given the ongoing sixth mass extinction of wildlife. Thus,
Conservation Breeding Programs (CBPs) are attempting to breed some species under …

The tragedy of the natural history museum, London

F NAGGS - Megataxa, 2022 - biotaxa.org
The remit of the Natural History Museum, London, encompasses the whole of the natural
world and places it at the forefront of global concerns about human impact on the biosphere …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of pesticides on amphibians and tentative solutions

D Brice, N Kenko - Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2022 - researchgate.net
Contribution/Originality: This review is a critical evaluation of available data on pesticide
effects on amphibians. We would like to clarify the state of knowledge in pesticide …