Publications by authors named "G Palomar"

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  • Amphibians are a diverse group of tetrapods facing significant threats, with about 41% of species at risk of extinction due to various factors like habitat loss and climate change.
  • Genomic research on amphibians is critical for understanding their biology, including unique traits like tissue regeneration and adaptation, yet it has lagged behind other vertebrates due to technical challenges.
  • The newly formed Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) aims to enhance global collaboration and accelerate genomic research in amphibians, with over 282 members from 41 countries already involved.
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The impact of global changes on populations may not be necessarily uniform across a species' range. Here, we aim at comparing the phenotypic and transcriptomic response to warming and an invasive predator cue in populations across different geographic scales in the damselfly . We collected adult females in two ponds in southern Poland (central latitude) and two ponds in southern Sweden (high latitude).

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  • Some people are trying to figure out if waiting to cut the umbilical cord affects how much useful blood can be collected for banking.
  • The study looked at data from hospitals in Spain where babies were born normally and compared how much blood was collected based on waiting 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or more than 120 seconds before clamping the cord.
  • They found that while waiting longer means you get less blood overall, the important parts of the blood still remained good, so all the waiting times still work for storing the blood for later use.
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Amphibians represent a diverse group of tetrapods, marked by deep divergence times between their three systematic orders and families. Studying amphibian biology through the genomics lens increases our understanding of the features of this animal class and that of other terrestrial vertebrates. The need for amphibian genomic resources is more urgent than ever due to the increasing threats to this group.

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Urbanization leads to complex environmental changes and poses multiple challenges to organisms. Amphibians are highly susceptible to the effects of urbanization, with land use conversion, habitat destruction, and degradation ranked as the most significant threats. Consequently, amphibians are declining in urban areas, in both population numbers and abundance, however, the effect of urbanization on population genetic parameters remains unclear.

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