Jun 1, 2024 · Our study indicates that HPA/HPI axis regulatory responses to nutrient restriction can vary remarkably across diet types. Such diet type-specific regulation of the HPA/HPI axis …

Feb 1, 2011 · Sc. couchii produced a wider range of gut lengths when fed shrimp [a novel diet for this species, but representing the derived diet (environment) for Spea] than when fed detritus, …

Jul 28, 2021 · Species of the spadefoot toad genus Spea are uniquely poised to address such carryover effects because their larvae can consume drastically different diets: their ancestral …

Mar 8, 2023 · Here, we use Plains Spadefoot Toads (Spea bombifrons) to evaluate how larval diet type and amount influence later-stage, juvenile brain size and the relative sizes of brain regions.

Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins also known as erythrogenic toxins, are exotoxins secreted by strains of the bacterial species Streptococcus pyogenes. [1][2] SpeA and speC are …

Mar 8, 2023 · Species of the spadefoot toad genus Spea are uniquely poised to address such carryover effects because their larvae can consume drastically different diets: their ancestral …

Aug 1, 2020 · Spadefoot toad tadpoles in the genus Spea, like most anurans (Wells, 2007), normally develop as an ‘omnivore’ morph, characterized by small jaw muscles, smooth …

There are two larval morphs, a carnivorous one that subsists principally on fairy shrimp, and an omnivorous one that consumes fewer fairy shrimp and more detritus and algae; morphology …

Jul 9, 2018 · We compared morphology, gene expression and growth of three species of spadefoot toad tadpoles when reared on alternative diets: Scaphiopus holbrookii, which (like …

Jun 1, 2024 · In nature, spadefoot larvae of the genus Spea develop either as an omnivorous form that consumes a detritus-based diet or as a carnivore that specializes on a diet of live …