Despite rising interest among scientists for over two centuries, parental care behavior has
not been as thoroughly studied in amphibians as it has in other taxa. The first reports of …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channel proteins important for transcellular water transport.
Anuran AQP family consists of at least AQP0-AQP5, AQP7-AQP10, and two anuran-specific …

The nuptial pad is a secondary sexual character found in anuran amphibians. It includes
modified epidermal and dermal tissues and is usually located on the first digit of the hand of …

We describe the structure and histochemistry of mental and lateral glands in a
representative array of 28 species of five genera of the Neotropical hylid frog tribe …

Many anuran species are characterized by sexually dimorphic skin glands. These glands
often are concentrated on specific areas, such as the mental region, flanks, or the nuptial …

In Rhinella ornata, the integument of different body regions was investigated using low-
vacuum scanning electron and light microscopy through histochemical and …

Background Parental care benefits offspring but comes with costs. To optimize the trade-off
of costs and benefits, parents should adjust care based on intrinsic and/or extrinsic …

Ferraro, DP, Topa, PE and Hermida, GN 2011. Lumbar glands in the frog genera
Pleurodema and Somuncuria (Anura: Leiuperidae): histological and histochemical …

Egg and offspring resistance to pathogens is a major determinant of survival and has been
mainly ascribed to maternal factors. However, paternal production of antimicrobials was …

Despite the common poison and mucous glands, some amphibian groups have
differentiated glands associated with reproduction and usually present on the male ventral …