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amplexus

[am′plek·səs]
(botany)
Having the edges of a leaf overlap the edges of a leaf above it in vernation.
(vertebrate zoology)
The copulatory embrace of frogs and toads.
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For each individual anuran found, we recorded the species, location, activity (calling, amplexus, resting), and microhabitat according to type of substrate (sand, leaf-litter, rock and water) or plant life-form (tree, grass, bromeliads, agaves, herbs).
Distribucion espacial y temporal y uso de microhabitat de los anuros con reproduccion acuatica en un bosque seco estacional en Chamela, Mexico
The increase of these elements allows stronger hold of males on females during amplexus and resistance of takeover by competing males (Howard & Kluge 1985).
Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of traits related to locomotion in nine anuran species from Serbia and Montenegro
Interspecific amplexus between Ecnomiohyla miotympanum (Anura: Hylidae) and Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Amplexo interespecifico entre Ecnomiohyla miotympanum (Anura:Hylidae) y Rhinella marina (Anura:Bufonidae) en el estado de Hidalgo, Mexico
El latin reza asi: "Igitur Polus lugubri habitu Electrae indutus ossa atque urnam e sepulcro tulit filii et quasi Oresti amplexus opplevit omnia non simulacris neque imitamentis, sed luctu atque lamentis veris et spirantibus.
"Demasiado evanescente y extatico": reflexion sobre unas anotaciones de borges en un ejemplar de las Noches aticas de Aulo Gellio
Males were observed calling, although no amplexus was observed.
Correction of locality records for the endangered arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) from the desert region of Southern California
En algunas especies, ambos sexos pueden producir llamadas de liberacion, que son aquellas que se producen por individuos no receptivos al amplexus ante el abrazo de un macho.
Progresos en el estudio de las vocalizaciones de anfibios cubanos
maculatus en cautiverio, ya sea en acuarios o estanques, son extremadamente sensibles a las infecciones por ectoparasitos, encontrandose, por ejemplo, en piel y branquias el ich, Ichtyophthirius multifilis, protozoo ciliado dulceacuicola (Mitchell, 1989; Correa, 2004), el copepodo de agua dulce Abergasilis amplexus (McDowall, 1990) y en aguas marinas el copepodo Caligus rogercresseyi.
Bases biologicas para el cultivo del puye galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842): una revision
They had the following characteristics: weight > 200 g, yellow chin, nuptial callus, and amplexus reflex.
Evaluation of the semen characteristics after induced spermiation in the bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus/Caracteristicas e avaliacao do semen de ra-touro Lithobates catesbeianus induzidos a espermiacao
And field observations in southern Japan's Amami islands, the frog's only home, showed that the males indeed jab their spikes into the sides of the females to hold on during amplexus - a form of pseudocopulation in which the males mount the female and fertilize her eggs as, or soon after, she lays them.
Rare frog uses thumb-spikes to cling onto females during sex and combat competitors
Instructors induce breeding and amplexus in Xenopus by subcutaneous injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG; Sigma CG-5 dissolved in sterile saline at 1000 IU/mL) into the dorsal lymph sac (Figure 1A) using a 1-mL tuberculin syringe using either a 1-day or 2-day procedure (Table 1).
Introducing environmental toxicology in instructional labs: the use of a modified amphibian developmental toxicity assay to support inquiry-based student projects
Sin embargo, los datos de algunas posturas provenientes directamente de parejas en amplexus (E.
Fecundidad y fertilidad en once especies de anuros colombianos con diferentes modos reproductivos
3) from Symphosius's preface and "Post mille amplexus, post dulcia savia penem / confiniis laterum detortum suscipe, posco .
The sexual riddle type in Aldhelm's Enigmata, the Exeter Book, and early medieval Latin

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