Host ecology rather than host phylogeny drives amphibian skin microbial community structure in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar MC Bletz, H Archer, RN Harris, VJ McKenzie, FCE Rabemananjara, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 1530, 2017 | 109 | 2017 |
Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar PDF-29 MB A Rakotoarison, M Scherz, F Glaw, J Köhler, F Andreone, M Franzen, ... Vertebrate Zoology 67, 271-398, 2017 | 83 | 2017 |
Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera MD Scherz, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, MO Rödel, ... PLoS One 14 (3), e0213314, 2019 | 45 | 2019 |
Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae) MD Scherz, M Vences, A Rakotoarison, F Andreone, J Köhler, F Glaw, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100, 372-381, 2016 | 42 | 2016 |
Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad BM Marshall, NR Casewell, M Vences, F Glaw, F Andreone, ... Current Biology 28 (11), R654-R655, 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering … MD Scherz, O Hawlitschek, F Andreone, A Rakotoarison, M Vences, ... Zootaxa 4273 (3), 301-340, 2017 | 37 | 2017 |
Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs MD Scherz, F Glaw, CR Hutter, MC Bletz, A Rakotoarison, J Köhler, ... PloS one 14 (8), e0219437, 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus) L Rancilhac, T Bruy, MD Scherz, EA Pereira, M Preick, N Straube, ... Journal of Natural History 54 (1-4), 87-118, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species A Rakotoarison, A Crottini, J Mueller, MO Roedel, F Glaw, M Vences Zootaxa 3937 (1), 61-89, 2015 | 32 | 2015 |
Distinct patterns of desynchronized limb regression in Malagasy scincine lizards (Squamata, Scincidae) A Miralles, CA Hipsley, J Erens, M Gehara, A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, ... PLoS One 10 (6), e0126074, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |
‘Barcode fishing’for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species MD Scherz, SM Rasolonjatovo, J Köhler, L Rancilhac, A Rakotoarison, ... Scientific reports 10 (1), 19109, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
Volatile compound secretion coincides with modifications of the olfactory organ in mantellid frogs C Nowack, PS Peram, S Wenzel, A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, D Poth, ... Journal of Zoology 303 (1), 72-81, 2017 | 23 | 2017 |
Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, DR Vieites, NR Raminosoa, M Vences Zootaxa 3563 (1), 1-25, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons F Glaw, J Köhler, O Hawlitschek, FM Ratsoavina, A Rakotoarison, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 2522, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: Integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus … MD Scherz, A Crottini, C Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, T Fulgence, ... Megataxa 7, 113-311, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar. FM Ratsoavina, AP Raselimanana, MD Scherz, A Rakotoarison, ... Zootaxa 4545 (4), 563-577, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
Leaping towards a saltatorial lifestyle? An unusually long-legged new species of Rhombophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar MD Scherz, A Rakotoarison, O Hawlitschek, M Vences, F Glaw Zoosystematics and Evolution 91 (2), 105-114, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Malagasy frogs of the Gephyromantis asper clade, with description of a new subgenus and revalidation of Gephyromantis ceratophrys. M Vences, J Köhler, M Pabijan, MC Bletz, PS Gehring, O Hawlitschek, ... Salamandra 53 (1), 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
Geography-dependent horizontal gene transfer from vertebrate predators to their prey C Kambayashi, R Kakehashi, Y Sato, H Mizuno, H Tanabe, ... Molecular Biology and Evolution 39 (4), msac052, 2022 | 15 | 2022 |
Lumping or splitting in the Cophylinae (Anura: Microhylidae) and the need for a parsimony of taxonomic changes: a response to Peloso et al.(2017) MD Scherz, M Vences, A Rakotoarison, F Andreone, J Köhler, F Glaw, ... Salamandra 53 (3), 479-83, 2017 | 15 | 2017 |