Publications by authors named "Vladimir Vershinin"
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- The Cenozoic topography of the Himalaya-Tibet orogen significantly influenced the environment and biodiversity of High Asia, but there are varying theories about how and when this uplift happened.
- By analyzing ancient frog species in the context of climate changes and geographical evolution, researchers explore the concept of a warm temperate climate in paleo-Tibet and its effects on biodiversity.
- The study reveals that major evolutionary changes in these frogs occurred during the early to mid-Miocene, and it suggests that spiny frogs migrated from paleo-Tibet to the Himalayas due to climate shifts, rather than adapting in place.
Hybridogenesis in an interspecific hybrid frog is a coupling mechanism in the gametogenic cell line that eliminates the genome of one parental species with endoduplication of the remaining genome of the other parental species. It has been intensively investigated in the edible frog (RL) a natural hybrid between the marsh frog (RR) and the pool frog (LL). However, the genetic mechanisms involved remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article presents data derived from a 36 year-long uninterrupted observational study of amphibian populations living in the city and vicinity of Yekaterinburg, Russia. This area is inhabited by six amphibian species. Based on a degree of anthropogenic transformation, the urban territory is divided into five highly mosaic zones characterized by vegetation, temperature, and a distinctive water pollution profile.
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