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 …

The role of reproductive technologies in amphibian conservation breeding programs

AJ Silla, PG Byrne - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Anthropogenic environmental change has led to unprecedented rates of species extinction,
presenting a major threat to global biodiversity. Among vertebrates, amphibians have been …

Cryopreservation and other assisted reproductive technologies for the conservation of threatened amphibians and reptiles: bringing the ARTs up to speed

J Clulow, S Clulow - Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Amphibians and reptiles are experiencing serious declines, with the number of threatened
species and extinctions growing rapidly as the modern biodiversity crisis unfolds. For …

Sperm collection and storage for the sustainable management of amphibian biodiversity

RK Browne, AJ Silla, R Upton, G Della-Togna… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
Current rates of biodiversity loss pose an unprecedented challenge to the conservation
community, particularly with amphibians and freshwater fish as the most threatened …

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 …

Prolonged hypothermic storage of oocytes of the European common frog Rana temporaria in a gas mixture of oxygen and carbon monoxide

E Gagarinskiy, V Uteshev, E Fesenko Jr - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The maximum hypothermic storage time of amphibian oocytes is several hours, which is due
to the peculiarities of the structure of the cell envelope. The authors of this paper have …

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 …

Effect of seasonality on hormonally induced sperm in Epidalea calamita (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) and its refrigerated and cryopreservated storage

L Arregui, P Bóveda, J Gosálvez, AJ Kouba - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
An understanding of how seasonality impacts amphibian's sperm quality is crucial for the
development and implementation of assisted reproductive technologies for threatened …

The impact of time and environmental factors on the mitochondrial vesicle and subsequent motility of amphibian sperm

DM Chen, MG Moore, EL Willis, AJ Kouba… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
For amphibian species that display external fertilization in an aquatic environment,
hypoosmotic shock to sperm cells can quickly result in damage to cellular structure and …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics for the refrigerated storage at 4 C of hormonally induced European сommon frog (Rana temporaria) spermatozoa

SA Kaurova, RK Browne, VK Uteshev - Theriogenology Wild, 2022 - Elsevier
abstract A valuable reproduction technology for the sustainable management of amphibian
biodiversity is the refrigerated storage of spermatozoa at 4° C. Antibiotics offer the potential …