"Bufonidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The family of true toads belonging to the order Anura. The genera include Bufo, Ansonia, Nectophrynoides, and Atelopus.
| Descriptor ID |
D002025
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.090.180.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Bufonidae- Bufonidae
- Toads, True
- Toad, True
- True Toad
- True Toads
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bufonidae" by people in Profiles.
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Stress hormone is implicated in satellite-caller associations and sexual selection in the Great Plains toad. Am Nat. 2006 Oct; 168(4):431-40.
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Elevated corticosterone levels elicit non-calling mating tactics in male toads independently of changes in circulating androgens. Horm Behav. 2006 Apr; 49(4):425-32.
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Comparison of the sequence and structure of transcription factor IIIA from Bufo americanus and Rana pipiens. Gene. 1992 Oct 21; 120(2):197-206.