Acoustically mediated neighbor recognition in the North American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Davis
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North ◽  
Neighbor Recognition

The Establishment of the North American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) in Jamaica

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Mahon ◽  
Karl Aiken
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North

Use of electro-olfactography to measure olfactory acuity in the North American bullfrog (Lithobates (Rana) catesbeiana) tadpole

2018 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 643-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody L. Heerema ◽  
Caren C. Helbing ◽  
Greg G. Pyle
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North ◽  
Olfactory Acuity

Effects of Intramuscular Meloxicam Administration on Prostaglandin E2 Synthesis in the North American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry J. Minter ◽  
Elsburgh O. Clarke ◽  
Jenessa L. Gjeltema ◽  
Kate E. Archibald ◽  
Lysa P. Posner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostaglandin E2 ◽  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North

scholarly journals It’s okay to be green: Draft genome of the North American bullfrog (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Austin Hammond ◽  
René L. Warren ◽  
Benjamin P. Vandervalk ◽  
Erdi Kucuk ◽  
Hamza Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North ◽  
Long Reads ◽  
Frog Species ◽  
Lithobates Catesbeiana

AbstractFrogs play important ecological roles as sentinels, insect control and food sources. Several species are important model organisms for scientific research to study embryogenesis, development, immune function, and endocrine signaling. The globally-distributed Ranidae (true frogs) are the largest frog family, and have substantial evolutionary distance from the model laboratory Xenopus frog species. Consequently, the extensive Xenopus genomic resources are of limited utility for Ranids and related frog species. More widely applicable amphibian genomic data is urgently needed as more than two-thirds of known species are currently threatened or are undergoing population declines.Herein, we report on the first genome sequence of a Ranid species, an adult male North American bullfrog (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana). We assembled high-depth Illumina reads (66-fold coverage), into a 5.8 Gbp (NG50 = 57.7 kbp) draft genome using ABySS v1.9.0. The assembly was scaffolded with LINKS and RAILS using pseudo-long-reads from targeted denovo assembler Kollector and Illumina Synthetic Long-Reads, as well as reads from long fragment (MPET) libraries. We predicted over 22,000 protein-coding genes using the MAKER2 pipeline and identified the genomic loci of 6,227 candidate long noncoding RNAs (IncRNAs) from a composite reference bullfrog transcriptome. Mitochondrial sequence analysis supported Lithobates as a subgenus of Rana. RNA-Seq experiments identified ~6,000 thyroid hormone– responsive transcripts in the back skin of premetamorphic tadpoles; the majority of which regulate DNA/RNA processing. Moreover, 1/6th of differentially-expressed transcripts were putative lncRNAs. Our draft bullfrog genome will serve as a useful resource for the amphibian research community.

Effects of Acute Exposure to the Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Ibuprofen on the Developing North American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Tadpole

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (17) ◽  
pp. 10439-10447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nik Veldhoen ◽  
Rachel C. Skirrow ◽  
Lorraine L. Y. Brown ◽  
Graham van Aggelen ◽  
Caren C. Helbing
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
Acute Exposure ◽  
Inflammatory Drug ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Observations of Interspecific Amplexus Between Western North American Ranid Frogs and the Introduced American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) and an Hypothesis Concerning Breeding Interference

2005 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER A. PEARL ◽  
MARC P. HAYES ◽  
RUSS HAYCOCK ◽  
JOSEPH D. ENGLER ◽  
JAY BOWERMAN
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
American Bullfrog

scholarly journals The emerging amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis globally infects introduced populations of the North American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trenton W.J Garner ◽  
Matthew W Perkins ◽  
Purnima Govindarajulu ◽  
Daniele Seglie ◽  
Susan Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Amphibian Declines ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
The North ◽  
Introduced Populations ◽  
Global Threat

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is the chytridiomycete fungus which has been implicated in global amphibian declines and numerous species extinctions. Here, we show that introduced North American bullfrogs ( Rana catesbeiana ) consistently carry this emerging pathogenic fungus. We detected infections by this fungus on introduced bullfrogs from seven of eight countries using both PCR and microscopic techniques. Only native bullfrogs from eastern Canada and introduced bullfrogs from Japan showed no sign of infection. The bullfrog is the most commonly farmed amphibian, and escapes and subsequent establishment of feral populations regularly occur. These factors taken together with our study suggest that the global threat of B. dendrobatidis disease transmission posed by bullfrogs is significant.

scholarly journals The North American bullfrog as a reservoir for the spread of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Schloegel ◽  
C. M. Ferreira ◽  
T. Y. James ◽  
M. Hipolito ◽  
J. E. Longcore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North

Thyroid hormone induces synthesis and accumulation of tropomyosin and myosin heavy chain in limb buds of premetamorphic tadpoles

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 724-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. C. Dhanarajan ◽  
Peter A. Merrifield ◽  
Burr G. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Hormone ◽  
Myosin Heavy Chain ◽  
Heavy Chain ◽  
Limb Development ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
Limb Buds ◽  
American Bullfrog ◽  
The North ◽  
Thigh Region ◽  
Monospecific Antibodies

Myosin heavy chain (MHC) and tropomyosin (Tm) have been isolated from limb muscles of the North American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, and injected into rabbits to raise monospecific antibodies. These antibodies were used to study the localization and synthesis of myosin heavy chain and tropomyosin in the limb buds of premetamorphic (stage VI–VII) tadpoles treated with triiodothyronine (T3) to induce metamorphosis. Indirect immunofluorescence localization detects the accumulation of both MHC and Tm in the developing thigh region within 24 h of T3 treatment. During the subsequent 48 h, the accumulation of these proteins is enhanced in the thigh and progresses from the thigh to the distal regions of the limb. Quantitative immunochemical determinations indicate that within 24 h of T3 treatment, synthesis of Tm and MHC are increased 23-fold and 6-fold, respectively. Following 5 days of T3 treatment, the synthetic rates of Tm and MHC are 266 and 70 times the control values, respectively. Both methods suggest that Tm is synthesized and accumulated at a greater rate than myosin heavy chain. These observations suggest that T3 promotes the differentiation of muscle in the limb buds of premetamorphic tadpoles and that limb development promoted by T3 in tadpoles is similar to that described during the embryonic development of higher vertebrates.

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