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Goutte, Sandra
[1, 2]
;
Mason, Matthew J.
[3]
;
Antoniazzi, Marta M.
[4]
;
Jared, Carlos
[4]
;
Merle, Didier
[5]
;
Cazes, Lilian
[5]
;
Toledo, Luis Felipe
[1]
;
el-Hafci, Hanane
[6, 7, 8]
;
Pallu, Stephane
[6, 7, 8]
;
Portier, Hugues
[6, 7, 8]
;
Schramm, Stefan
[2]
;
Gueriau, Pierre
[9, 10, 11]
;
Thoury, Mathieu
[9, 10]
Total Authors: 13
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| Affiliation: Show less - | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, Dept Biol Anim, Inst Biol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] NewYork Univ Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi - U Arab Emirates
[3] Univ Cambridge, Dept Physiol Dev & Neurosci, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EG - England
[4] Inst Butantan, Lab Cell Biol, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Sorbonne Univ, Museum Natl Hist Nat, CR2P, CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, CP38, 8 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris - France
[6] Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, CNRS, B2OA UMR 7052, F-75010 Paris - France
[7] Univ Paris Est, Ecole Natl Vet Alft, B2OA UMR 7052, F-94700 Maisons Alfort - France
[8] Univ Orleans, COST, F-45100 Orleans - France
[9] Minist Culture, IPANEMA, CNRS, F-91192 Gif Sur Yvette - France
[10] Univ Paris Saclay, UVSQ, USR 3461, F-91192 Gif Sur Yvette - France
[11] Univ Lausanne, Geopolis, Inst Earth Sci, CH-1015 Lausanne - Switzerland
Total Affiliations: 11
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 9, MAR 29 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
The phenomenon of fluorescence can be used by animals to change effective colouration or patterning, potentially to serve functions including intra- and interspecific signalling. Initially believed to be restricted to marine animals, fluorescent colours are now being described in an increasing number of terrestrial species. Here, we describe unique, highly fluorescent patterns in two species of pumpkin toadlets (Brachycephalus ephippium and B. pitanga). We establish that the origin of the fluorescence lies in the dermal bone of the head and back, visible through a particularly thin skin. By comparing them to those of the closely related species Ischnocnema parva, we demonstrate that pumpkin toadlets' bones are exceptionally fluorescent. We characterize the luminescence properties of the toadlets' bones and discuss the potential function of fluorescent patterns in natural lighting conditions. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/25358-3 - The chytrid fungus: from its origins to its consequences |
| Grantee: | Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/23388-7 - Comunication and sensory systems of the anurans of the Atlantic Forest |
| Grantee: | Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |