The increasing role of short-term sperm storage and cryopreservation in conserving threatened amphibian species

ZM Anastas, PG Byrne, JK O'Brien, RJ Hobbs, R Upton… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Integrating reproductive technologies into amphibian conservation
breeding programs can enhance the propagation and the genetic management of …

[PDF][PDF] Russian collaborative development of reproduction technologies for the sustainable management of amphibian biodiversity

VK Uteshev, EN Gakhova, LI Kramarova… - Asian Herpetological …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Reproduction technologies (RTs) can provide for the reliable reproduction of amphibians, as
well as perpetuation of species genetic variation with the use of biobanks. In 1982, in …

Ecological Civilisation and Amphibian Sustainability through Reproduction Biotechnologies, Biobanking, and Conservation Breeding Programs (RBCs)

RK Browne, Q Luo, P Wang, N Mansour, SA Kaurova… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intergenerational justice entitles future generations to the maximum
retention of Earth's biodiversity. The 2022 United Nations COP 15,“Ecological Civilisation …

Integrating Reproductive technologies into the conservation toolbox for the recovery of amphibian species

AJ Silla, AJ Kouba - … and Biobanking for the Conservation of …, 2022 - books.google.com
Globally, anthropogenic environmental change is threatening biodiversity and the
functioning of natural ecosystems. In order to curb the unprecedented loss of biodiversity …

Protocols for hormonally induced spermiation, and the cold storage, activation, and assessment of amphibian sperm

AJ Silla, CJ Langhorne - … and biobanking for the conservation of …, 2022 - books.google.com
A variety of proactive conservation initiatives are being implemented in an attempt to arrest
the alarming rate of global amphibian decline. In situ conservation strategies aim to …

Fertilization potential of cold-stored Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) spermatozoa: temporal changes in sperm motility based on temperature and osmolality

L Arregui, AJ Kouba, JM Germano… - Reproduction …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Asynchrony of gamete release is problematic in amphibian captive breeding programs but
can be overcome by short-term storage of spermatozoa. Hormonally induced sperm from the …

Linking in situ and ex situ populations of threatened amphibian species using genome resource banks

CK Kouba, AR Julien - … and biobanking for the conservation of …, 2022 - books.google.com
Amphibian diversity and genetic fitness is threatened in~ 43% of species today (Stuart et al.
2004; Allentoft and O'Brian 2010). Growing pressure from anthropogenic factors such as …

Cryopreservation of amphibian genomes: targeting the Holy Grail, cryopreservation of maternal-haploid and embryonic-diploid genomes

J Clulow, R Upton, S Clulow - … and biobanking as tools for the …, 2022 - books.google.com
The irreversible loss of amphibian biodiversity has been well characterised and the main
drivers identified (Stuart et al. 2004; Skerratt et al. 2007; Vredenburg et al. 2010; Bishop et …

Transitioning from a research protocol to a scalable applied pathway for Xenopus laevis sperm cryopreservation at a national stock center: The effect of …

L Arregui, JC Koch, TR Tiersch - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sperm cryopreservation is a critical tool for safeguarding and managing valuable genetic
resources. Protocols for cryopreservation of Xenopus laevis sperm were available but …

Hormonal Induction and Seasonal Variation in Male Reproductive Viability of the Southern Rocky Mountain Boreal Toad

NE Calatayud, L Jacobs, G Della Togna… - Animal Reproduction …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT The Southern Rocky Mountain boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) depends
on both the rearing of wild-collected egg masses and a long-standing conservation breeding …