Development and gastrulation in Hyloxalus vertebralis and Dendrobates auratus (Anura: Dendrobatidae).

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dc.careerCiencias Biológicases
dc.category.authorprincipalen_US
dc.contributor.authorDel Pino Veintimilla, Eugenia
dc.contributor.correspondingDel Pino Veintimilla, Eugenia
dc.countryEcuadores
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-04T21:36:56Z
dc.date.available2023-11-04T21:36:56Z
dc.date.issued2015-03-22
dc.dedication.authorTCes
dc.description.abstractWe document the embryonic development of Hyloxalus vertebralis, a frog species of the Ecuadorian highlands, declared as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to significant declines in its populations. Our work may be of value for conservation and management of this endangered frog, especially as it is being bred in captivity to ensure against extinction. We were able to analyze and compare the development of H. vertebralis with Dendrobates auratus (Dendrobatidae), and other frogs, because of the successful reproduction in captivity of Ecuadorian frogs at the Balsa de los Sapos, Centre of Amphibian Investigation and Conservation (CICA), of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, in Quito. Embryos were fixed, and the external and internal morphology was described from whole mounts, and serial sections. Cellular morphology was analyzed by staining nuclei. Embryos of H. vertebralis and D. auratus developed from eggs that were 2.6 and 3.5 mm in diameter, respectively. In spite of the large size of their eggs, the morphology of H. vertebralis embryos from cleavage to hatching was similar to the morphology of Epipedobates machalilla (Dendrobatidae) embryos. The comparison of gastrulation morphology was extended to six additional species of Dendrobatidae (E. machalilla, Epipedobates anthonyi, Epipedobates tricolor, H. vertebralis, Ameerega bilinguis, D. auratus), and to Xenopus laevis (Pipidae), and Gastrotheca riobambae (Hemiphractidae). We found that elongation of the notochord occurs after blastopore closure in the six species of dendrobatid frogs, as in G. riobambae; whereas gastrulation and notochord elongation overlap during X. laevis development. We propose that the separation of gastrulation from notochord elongation may relate to slower development patterns, probably associated with the terrestrial reproductive strategies of dendrobatid frogs and marsupial frogs. This analysis contributes to the knowledge of frog embryology and gastrulation, and provides developmental information that may be useful for the conservation and management of H. vertebralis.en_US
dc.facultyCiencias Exactas y Naturaleses
dc.id.author1700860479
dc.id.type1
dc.identifier.issn1525-9153 - 1083-446X -
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/5560
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/pdfs/Volume/Vol_8_no_1/ARC_8_1_[Special_Section]_121-135_e90_low_res.pdf
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dc.language.isoen
dc.list.authorsFrancisca Hervas, Karina P. Torres, Paola Montenegro-Larrea, and Eugenia M. del Pino
dc.magazine.pageRange121-135
dc.magazine.titleAmphibian & Reptile Conservationen_US
dc.magazine.volumeChapter8 (1)
dc.rightsClosedAccessen
dc.statepublisheden_US
dc.subjectAmeerega bilinguises
dc.subjectEpipedobates machalillaes
dc.subjectEpipedobates anthonyies
dc.subjectEpipedobates tricolores
dc.subjectNotochordes
dc.subjectNeurulaes
dc.subjectAmeerega bilinguis
dc.subjectEpipedobates machalilla
dc.subjectEpipedobates anthonyi
dc.subjectEpipedobates tricolor
dc.subjectNotochord
dc.subjectNeurula
dc.titleDevelopment and gastrulation in Hyloxalus vertebralis and Dendrobates auratus (Anura: Dendrobatidae).en_US
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