Publications by authors named "Grace C Reyes-Ortega"
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- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a deadly fungus causing declines in amphibian populations globally, necessitating rapid DNA detection methods for better management.
- The study tested a portable PCR device for detecting Bd in critically endangered toads in Ecuador, using skin swabs and environmental DNA from local streams.
- Results showed successful Bd detection in 6 out of 12 water samples and 10 out of 12 amphibian samples, demonstrating the effectiveness of field-based DNA monitoring techniques in remote habitats.
We report the rediscovery of Laura's Glassfrog, Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007, based on two specimens collected at the Colonso-Chalupas Biological Reserve, province of Napo, Ecuador. The species was described and known from a single male specimen collected in 1955 at Loreto, north-eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador. Limited information was available about the colouration, systematics, ecology, and biogeography of .
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