@jvertbiol.bsky.social🐟 Two coexisting Japanese dojo loaches share a similar mating sequence, but one of the species has more developed mating structures and significantly longer coiling during spawning.
❓ Could these differences help maintain reproductive isolation?
@jvertbiol.bsky.social🐸 One frog ‘species’ becomes six! 💚
A major taxonomic revision of the Scinax nebulosus complex combines DNA, morphology and calls to reveal three new species and revalidate S. cynocephalus.
@jvertbiol.bsky.social🦎 How old are Near Eastern fire salamanders?
A 3-year study of 6 Anatolian populations found striking differences in abundance, age structure and seasonal activity.
Average age: 6.5–8 years; maturity at 3–4 years.
@jvertbiol.bsky.socialHidden in Rwanda’s montane rainforests: 25 small-mammal species in Nyungwe National Park
DNA barcoding confirmed most records and revealed Lophuromys cinereus – a new record for Rwanda! 🐁
#JVertBiol #mammalogy
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