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The metabolic cold-climate adaption hypothesis predicts that animals from cold environments have relatively high metabolic rates compared with their warm-climate counterparts. However, studies testing this hyp...
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Open AccessIdentification of a quasi-liquid phase at solid–liquid interface
An understanding of solid–liquid interfaces is of great importance for fundamental research as well as industrial applications. However, it has been very challenging to directly image solid–liquid interfaces w...
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Open AccessVenom-gland transcriptomic, venomic, and antivenomic profiles of the spine-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis curtus) from the South China Sea
A comprehensive evaluation of the -omic profiles of venom is important for understanding the potential function and evolution of snake venom. Here, we conducted an integrated multi-omics-analysis to unveil the...
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Open AccessEvolutionary transitions in body plan and reproductive mode alter maintenance metabolism in squamates
Energy (resources) acquired by animals should be allocated towards competing demands, maintenance, growth, reproduction and fat storage. Reproduction has the second lowest priority in energy allocation and onl...
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the dog-faced water snake Cerberus rynchops (Colubridae)
The dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) is a viviparous colubrid snake. This species occurs in coastal South Asia, peninsular India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, eastward to the coas...
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Development of microsatellite markers in the rice paddy snake Enhydris plumbea (Colubridae)
The rice paddy snake (also known as Boie’s mud snake) Enhydris plumbea is a viviparous colubrid snake. This is a widely distributed species found from the Andaman Islands (India) and Myanmar eastwards across the ...
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Development of microsatellite markers in the beauty rat snake Elaphe taeniura (Colubridae)
The beauty rat snake Elaphe taeniura is an oviparous colubrid snake, the distributional range of which covers most provinces of China (including Taiwan and Hainan), India, Indochina, and the northern half of Mala...
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Development of microsatellite markers in the gray ratsnake Ptyas korros (Colubridae)
Ptyas korros is an oviparous colubrid snake that has a distribution covering the southeastern part of China (including Taiwan, Hainan and Hongkong), Indo-China Peninsula, India and Indonesia. The...
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Microsatellite primer development for the king ratsnakes Elaphe carinata (Colubridae)
The king ratsnakes (Elaphe carinata) is widespread in south-eastern China, North Vietnam, and Japan (Ryukyu Islands). The snake is listed as a vulnerable species according to the China Red Data Book of Endangered...
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the short-tailed pit viper Gloydius brevicaudus (Viperidae)
The short-tailed pit viper Gloydius brevicaudus is a medium-sized, viviparous, highly venomous snake that has an exclusively temperate distribution ranging from eastern China to Korea. The snake is listed as a vu...
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Reevese’s butterfly lizard Leiolepis reevesii (Agamidae)
We characterize 25 polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from Leiolepis reevesii genomic libraries. Thirty-four individuals were collected from two populations, eighteen from a mainland population in Xuwen, Gu...
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Nonlinear continuum of egg size-number trade-offs in a snake: is egg-size variation fitness related?
The relationship between offspring size and offspring number is crucial to life history evolution. To examine how these two life history variables are coupled and whether an altered balance between them will r...
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The influence of the precursor form on the ammonia synthesis activity of ruthenium zeolite catalysts
At temperatures ranging from 300 to 450°C and under atmospheric pressure, Ru3/KY and Ru3/NaY catalysts prepared from sorbing Ru(CO)5 generated by Ru3(CO)12 on KY and NaY zeolites were found to be much more active...