scholarly journals Effects of Water Loss on New Mexico Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata ) Development, Spleen Cellularity, and Corticosterone Levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 325 (8) ◽  
pp. 548-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
April L. Bagwill ◽  
Matthew B. Lovern ◽  
Thomas A. Worthington ◽  
Loren M. Smith ◽  
Scott T. McMurry
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
Spadefoot Toad

Surface water mitigates the anti-metamorphic effects of elevated perchlorate concentrations in New Mexico spadefoot toad larvae (Spea multiplicata)

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 17839-17844
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Sandoz ◽  
Mike Wages ◽  
Kim J. Wooten ◽  
Sheree L. Clendening ◽  
Lucas R. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
Spadefoot Toad

Metacercariae of Clinostomum attenuatum in Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium, Bufo cognatus and Spea multiplicata from west Texas

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.L. Miller ◽  
C.R. Bursey ◽  
M.J. Gray ◽  
L.M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
First Record ◽  
Ambystoma Tigrinum ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Tiger Salamanders ◽  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
West Texas ◽  
Bufo Cognatus

AbstractTissues from barred tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium), Great Plains toads (Bufo cognatus) and New Mexico spadefoots (Spea multiplicata) collected from 16 playa wetlands in Texas during 1999 and 2000 were examined by light microscopy. Digenean cysts were primarily distributed subcutaneously throughout the specimens and occasionally coelomic invasion was noted. The parasites within the cysts were 1.5–2 mm in diameter, with a thin (c. 10 μm wide) eosinophilic-staining tegument, two suckers (oral and ventral), posteriorly located primordial genitalia and paired digestive caeca. These digeneans were identified as the metacercariae of Clinostomum attenuatum. This is the first record of Clinostomum attenuatum in these amphibian species.

Development and characterization of 10 polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for New Mexico spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata)

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche ◽  
Justin B. Lack ◽  
Craig E. Stanley ◽  
Jeremy E. Wilkinson ◽  
Pam S. Truman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
Spadefoot Toads

Surface water mitigates the anti-metamorphic effects of perchlorate in New Mexico spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata) and African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)

Chemosphere ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Brausch ◽  
Mike Wages ◽  
Randi D. Shannahan ◽  
Gad Perry ◽  
Todd A. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
Spadefoot Toads

scholarly journals Genome of Spea multiplicata, a Rapidly Developing, Phenotypically Plastic, and Desert-Adapted Spadefoot Toad

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 3909-3919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Seidl ◽  
Nicholas A. Levis ◽  
Rachel Schell ◽  
David W. Pfennig ◽  
Karin S. Pfennig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spea Multiplicata ◽  
Spadefoot Toad

Electron Microscopy of Silicon Deposits in Foliar Idioblasts of Magnolia Grandiflora

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 374-375
Author(s):  
Michael T. Postek
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Magnolia Grandiflora ◽  
Plant Body ◽  
Normal Metabolism ◽  
Hydrated Oxide

Silicon occurs naturally in plants in the form of its hydrated oxide (SiO2.nH2O) commonly called silica. Silica has been shown to be a necessary element in the normal development of many plants, playing an array of roles including strengthening, protection, and reduction of water loss. Deposition of silica in various portions of the plant body, especially the leaves, may also be viewed as a way for the plant to dispose of any excess silica taken up beyond that necessary for normal metabolism.Studies of this “opaline” silica have thus far been limited to species of the Cyperaceae and Gramineae known to possess significant quantities of silica. Within the Magnoliaceae, certain “glistening” idioblast cells at the foliar veinlet termini and vein sheaths of Magnolia grandiflora (1) have been suspected to be siliceous in nature.

Guns, Alcohol, and Intimate Partner Violence: The Epidemiology of Female Suicide in New Mexico

Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenora Olson ◽  
Frank Huyler ◽  
Arthur W Lynch ◽  
Lynne Fullerton ◽  
Deborah Werenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Injury Death ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Blood Alcohol Levels ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the United States, and in women the second leading cause of injury death overall. Previous studies have suggested links between intimate partner violence and suicide in women. We examined female suicide deaths to identify and describe associated risk factors. We reviewed all reports from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator for female suicide deaths occurring in New Mexico from 1990 to 1994. Information abstracted included demographics, mechanism of death, presence of alcohol/drugs, clinical depression, intimate partner violence, health problems, and other variables. Annual rates were calculated based on the 1990 census. The New Mexico female suicide death rate was 8.2/100,000 persons per year (n = 313), nearly twice the U. S. rate of 4.5/100,000. Non-Hispanic whites were overrepresented compared to Hispanics and American Indians. Decedents ranged in age from 14 to 93 years (median = 43 years). Firearms accounted for 45.7% of the suicide deaths, followed by ingested poisons (29.1%), hanging (10.5%), other (7.7%), and inhaled poisons (7.0%). Intimate partner violence was documented in 5.1% of female suicide deaths; in an additional 22.1% of cases, a male intimate partner fought with or separated from the decedent immediately preceding the suicide. Nearly two-thirds (65.5%) of the decedents had alcohol or drugs present in their blood at autopsy. Among decedents who had alcohol present (34.5%), blood alcohol levels were far higher among American Indians compared to Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites (p = .01). Interpersonal conflict was documented in over 25% of cases, indicating that studies of the mortality of intimate partner violence should include victims of both suicide and homicide deaths to fully characterize the mortality patterns of intimate partner violence.

Child and Adolescent Suicide Deaths in New Mexico, 1990-1994

Crisis ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
DD Werenko ◽  
LM Olson ◽  
L Fullerton-Gleason ◽  
AW Lynch ◽  
RE Zumwalt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Medical Examiner ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Youth Activity

The suicide death rate in New Mexico is consistently higher than the national rate. Among adolescents, suicide is the third leading cause of death nationally, but in New Mexico it is the second leading cause of death. This study describes the pattern of adolescent suicide deaths in New Mexico. We conducted a retrospective review of all medical examiner autopsies for adolescent suicides (ages 20 years and younger) in New Mexico from 1990-1994. Records were reviewed for demographics and possible contributing factors such as depression, previous attempts, and alcohol and drug use. We identified 184 suicide deaths among children and adolescents ages 9-20 years for an overall rate of 12.9 per 100,000. Our rates for ages 5-9 years (0.2), 10-14 years (3.8), and 15-19 years (22.3) are over twice the U.S. rates. Suicide deaths resulted primarily from firearms (67%), hanging (16%), poisoning (6%), inhalation (4%), and other methods (7%). Method varied by ethnicity (p = .01) and gender (p = .03); males and non-Hispanic Whites were overrepresented among firearm deaths. Firearm ownership was known in 60 (48%) of the firearm deaths. Of these, 53% of the firearms belonged to a family member, 25% to the decedent, and 22% to a friend. Over one-third of decedents (41%) experienced mental disorders, primarily depressed mood and clinical depression. Previous suicide attempts were noted for 15% of the decedents. Some 50% of the decedents had alcohol or drugs present at the time of death; among American Indians/Alaska Natives, 74% had drugs or alcohol present (p = .003). Targeted interventions are needed to reduce adolescent suicide in New Mexico. We suggest raising awareness about acute and chronic contributing factors to suicide; training physicians to look for behavioral manifestations of depression; and involving physicians, teachers, and youth activity leaders in efforts to limit firearm accessibility, such as advising parents to remove firearms from their households.

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