| gorgoderina festoni n. sp. (digenea: gorgoderidae) in anurans (amphibia) from mexico. | gorgoderina festoni n. sp. is described from the urinary bladder of gastrophryne usta, leptodactylus labialis, l. melanonotus and bufo marinus from localities at low altitude in the states of veracruz, oaxaca, guerrero and colima, mexico. this species differs from most other species of the genus by a combination of the following characters: lobed vitelline masses, body size 3.45-4.26 (mean 3.75) mm and sucker-ratio 1:1.3-1.52 (mean 1:1.44). the new species shares these three features with g. bil ... | 2005 | 16315078 |
| deforestation and the structure of frog communities in the humedale terraba-sierpe, costa rica. | loss of tropical forests is a major cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. although drastic modification of the habitat has been shown to negatively affect amphibians, we are far from a complete understanding of the response of amphibian communities to deforestation. we studied frog assemblages in a gradient of forest modification in a humid area of costa rica, where the primary forest has been partially converted into pasture. the study area is a mosaic of primary palm forest, abandoned pasture ... | 2009 | 19341340 |