Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that typically have four limbs and live part of their life in water and part on land.

Reptiles are a diverse animal classification group of scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates that can be found in habitats all ...

is considered a key innovation in vertebrate evolution, as it allows animals to inhabit a wide range of areas with varying climate conditions, maintain high activity levels, and quickly adjust to new ...

In cold-blooded vertebrates, deep-brain photoreceptors allow for photoentrainment, the process by which the eyes facilitate setting of the circadian clock. Mammals do not have these receptors; instead ...

Fish – A fish is a cold-blooded vertebrate that has fins and a tail, and which uses gills to breathe underwater. Freshwater – Water which is found in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.

with climate change now a major driver of the decline of the cold-blooded vertebrates, such as frogs, newts, salamanders and caecilians, which are highly sensitive to environmental changes.

To address these and other issues in somatosensory neurobiology, we employ a variety of model systems ranging from genetically modified mice and developing chicken embryos to a variety of cold-blooded ...