Behavioral Responses by Adult Northern Leopard Frogs to Conspecific Chemical Cues

Oncogenic viruses, like viruses in general, can be divided into two classes, those that contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and those that contain ribonucleic acid (RNA). The RNA viruses have been recovered readily from the tumors which they cause whereas, the DNA-virus induced tumors have not yielded the virus. Since DNA viruses cannot be recovered, the bulk of present day investigations have been concerned with RNA viruses.The Lucké renal adenocarcinoma is a spontaneous tumor which occurs in northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) and has received increased attention in recent years because of its probable viral etiology. This hypothesis was first advanced by Lucké after he observed intranuclear inclusions in some of the tumor cells. Tumors with inclusions were examined at the fine structural level by Fawcett who showed that they contained immature and mature virus˗like particles.The use of this system in the study of oncogenic tumors offers several unique features, the virus has been shown to contain DNA and it can be recovered from the tumor, also, it is temperature sensitive. This latter feature is of importance because the virus can be transformed from a latent to a vegetative state by lowering or elevating the environmental temperature.

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SMALL FROGS GET THEIR WORMS FIRST: THE ROLE OF NONODONATE ARTHROPODS IN THE RECRUITMENT OF HAEMATOLOECHUS COLORADENSIS AND HAEMATOLOECHUS COMPLEXUS IN NEWLY METAMORPHOSED NORTHERN LEOPARD FROGS, RANA PIPIENS, AND WOODHOUSE'S TOADS, BUFO WOODHOUSII

Journal of Parasitology ◽

10.1645/ge-1010r.1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 300-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Matthew G. Bolek ◽

John Janovy

Keyword(s):

Rana Pipiens ◽

Leopard Frogs ◽

Northern Leopard Frogs

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Effect of glucocorticoids on expression of cutaneous antimicrobial peptides in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)

BMC Veterinary Research ◽

10.1186/s12917-015-0506-6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Laetitia Tatiersky ◽

Louise A. Rollins-Smith ◽

Ray Lu ◽

Claire Jardine ◽

Ian K. Barker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Peptides ◽

Lithobates Pipiens ◽

Leopard Frogs ◽

Northern Leopard Frogs

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Development and Survivorship of Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and Green Frogs (Rana clamitans) Exposed to Contaminants in the Water and Sediments of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ontario

Water Quality Research Journal ◽

10.2166/wqrj.2004.025 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 160-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Tana V. McDaniel ◽

Megan L. Harris ◽

Christine A. Bishop ◽

John Struger

Keyword(s):

Rana Pipiens ◽

Early Stage ◽

Sediment Quality ◽

Leopard Frog ◽

Reference Sites ◽

Aquatic Life ◽

Leopard Frogs ◽

Water And Sediment ◽

Northern Leopard Frogs ◽

St Lawrence River

Abstract High levels of contamination in the aquatic environment and wildlife within the Ontario portion of the St. Lawrence River at the Cornwall Area of Concern (AOC) have raised questions about potential impacts on wildlife health. Northern leopard frog embryos were raised in two wetland sites within the AOC and at two reference sites to assess differences in water and sediment quality on survivorship and deformity rates. Chlorinated hydrocarbons (total polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nutrients and heavy metals were measured in sediment and/or water from the study sites. Levels of some metals such as aluminium, cadmium, chromium and copper, exceeded federal and provincial guidelines for the protection of aquatic life, especially in the two AOC wetlands. Early stage tadpole survivorship was significantly lower and deformity frequency significantly higher at wetlands within the AOC; however, differences were likely not biologically significant. Survivorship and deformity rates of leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) at metamorphosis did not differ significantly among sites. Onset of metamorphosis was accelerated in tadpoles raised in wetlands within the AOC. Tadpoles raised in wetlands within the St. Lawrence River AOC took significantly less time to complete metamorphosis (53–55 days) than did tadpoles raised at reference sites (61–64 days). The phenology of metamorphosis was also more synchronous in tadpoles raised in the AOC, with all tadpoles reaching metamorphosis within a space of 3 to 7 days, as compared to 9 to 12 days at reference wetlands; these differences could not be accounted for by water temperature. Differences in development and survivorship rates between AOC and reference sites may be related to contaminant concentrations in water and sediment. However, no strong evidence for beneficial use impairment in terms of reproductive impairments or elevated deformity rates were seen from caged leopard frogs in the two AOC wetlands.

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Effects of Trematode Parasites on Snails and Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in Pesticide-Exposed Mesocosm Communities

Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.1670/20-082 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Miranda Strasburg ◽

Michelle D. Boone

Keyword(s):

Lithobates Pipiens ◽

Leopard Frogs ◽

Northern Leopard Frogs ◽

Trematode Parasites

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Periwinkle climbing response to water- and airbone predator chemical cues may depend on home-marsh geography

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.5744 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. e5744 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John M. Carroll ◽

Morgan B. Church ◽

Christopher M. Finelli

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Salt Marsh ◽

Chemical Cues ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Behavioral Responses ◽

Chemical Cue ◽

Predator Cues ◽

Littorina Irrorata ◽

Spatial Refuge ◽

Response To Water

The salt marsh periwinkle, Littorina irrorata, exhibits a spatial refuge from predation by climbing the stems of Spartina alterniflora in order to avoid benthic predators. Salt marsh periwinkles have a broad geographic distribution, and for many species, responses to predators also varies with biogeography. This study sought to determine if the geographical location of the home marsh influenced the response of periwinkles (climbing height) to blue crab predator cues both via air and water. Snails from Louisiana (LA) climbed higher in general than those from North Carolina (NC), regardless of chemical cue. However, LA snails climbed 11 cm higher in the presence of waterborne predators than control snails with no cue, while NC snails only climbed five cm higher in the same comparisons. Airborne chemical cue tended to have snails climbing at intermediate heights. These responses were significantly enhanced when both populations of snails were housed together. Periwinkle response to predator cues was stronger in LA than NC, and so it is possible that the behavioral response of these snails to predators varies with biogeography of the home marsh. Also interestingly, the results of this study also suggest that cue delivery is probably occurring via mechanisms other than water, and potentially via airborne cues. Therefore, salt marsh periwinkles likely respond to numerous cues that initiate behavioral responses, including airborne cues, and these responses may vary by home-marsh geography.

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