Bryan P. Wallace, Andrew DiMatteo, Brendan Hurley, Elena M. Finkbeiner et al.
BACKGROUND: Resolving threats to widely distributed marine megafauna requires definition of the geographic distributions of both the threats as well as the population unit(s) of interest. In turn, because individual threats can operate on varying spatial scales, their impacts can affect different se...
Bryan P. Wallace, Andrew DiMatteo, Alan B. Bolten, Milani Chaloupka et al.
Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for geographically widespread species with distinct populations subject to multiple threats that operate on different spa...
Po‐Lin Chen, Brigitte Lamy, Wen‐Chien Ko
Aeromonas dhakensis was first isolated from children with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh and described in 2002. In the past decade, increasing evidence indicate this species is widely distributed in the environment and can cause a variety of infections both in human and animals, especially in coastal...
Sutapa Sinha
A comprehensive study was performed to examine incidence, species distribution, drugs sensitivity, virulence genes and molecular fingerprints of Aeromonas species isolated from patients with acute diarrhoea over a period of 2 years in Kolkata, India. Following the Aerokey II scheme, more than 95 % o...
Jullie M. Sarmiento-Ramírez, Elena Abella‐Perez, Andrea D. Phillott, Jolene Sim et al.
Nascent fungal infections are currently considered as one of the main threats for biodiversity and ecosystem health, and have driven several animal species into critical risk of extinction. Sea turtles are one of the most endangered groups of animals and only seven species have survived to date. Her...
Matthew J. Witt, Bruno Baert, Annette C. Broderick, Ángela Formia et al.
For many marine megavertebrate species it is challenging to derive population estimates and knowledge on habitat use needed to inform conservation planning. For marine turtles, the logistics required to undertake comprehensive ground-based censuses, across wide spatial and temporal scales, are often...
Toby H. Galligan, John W. Mallord, Vibhu Prakash, Krishna Prasad Bhusal et al.
Summary The catastrophic declines of three species of ‘Critically Endangered’ Gyps vultures in South Asia were caused by unintentional poisoning by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac. Despite a ban on its veterinary use in 2006 (India, Nepal, Pakistan) and 2010 (Bangladesh),...
Ramūnas Žydelis, Bryan P. Wallace, Eric Gilman, Timothy B. Werner
Many populations of marine megafauna, including seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals, and elasmobranchs, have declined in recent decades due largely to anthropogenic mortality. To successfully conserve these long-lived animals, efforts must be prioritized according to feasibility and the degree to ...
Angus I. Carpenter, Franco Andreone, Robin D. Moore, Richard A. Griffiths
Abstract Globally, amphibians face many potential threats, including international trade. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the types, levels and dynamics of the amphibian trade at the global scale. This study reviewed the trade in CITES-listed species between 1976 and 2007. Four main ...
Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam et al.
To survey the diversity of anuran species in Bangladesh, we compared mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences (approximately 1.4 kbp) from 107 Bangladesh frog specimens. The results of genetic divergence and phylogenetic analyses incorporating data from related species revealed the occurrence of at lea...
Maíra Proietti, Júlia Reisser, PG Kinas, Rodrigo Kerr et al.
Genetic structure and natal origins of green turtle mixed stocks in southern Brazil were assessed based on analyses of mtDNA control region sequences from the Arvoredo Island (n = 115) and Cassino Beach (n = 101) feeding areas. These were compared to other mixed aggregations to examine structuring, ...
Peter Praschag, Anna K. Hundsdörfer, Uwe Fritz
Using DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, we investigated phylogeny and taxonomy of South and South‐east Asian turtles of all species and subspecies of the genera Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga and Pangshura. We found three major clades: (i) a moderately to well‐supported cla...
Vladislav A. Gorin, Evgeniya N. Solovyeva, Mahmudul Hasan, Hisanori Okamiya et al.
Frogs of the genus Microhyla include some of the world’s smallest amphibians and represent the largest radiation of Asian microhylids, currently encompassing 50 species, distributed across the Oriental biogeographic region. The genus Microhyla remains one of the taxonomically most challenging groups...
Narges Mashkour, Karina Jones, Sara Kophamel, Teresa Valerio Hipolito et al.
The impact of a range of different threats has resulted in the listing of six out of seven sea turtle species on the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Disease risk analysis (DRA) tools are designed to provide objective, repeatable and documented assessment of the disease risks for a population an...
Laura F. Grogan, Andrea D. Phillott, Benjamin C. Scheele, Lee Berger et al.
Pathogens can be critical drivers of the abundance and distribution of wild animal populations. The presence of an overdispersed pathogen load distribution between hosts (where few hosts harbour heavy parasite burdens and light infections are common) can have an important stabilizing effect on host-...