[HTML][HTML] Effects of traffic noise on the calling behavior of two Neotropical hylid frogs

VZ Caorsi, C Both, S Cechin, R Antunes… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Anthropogenic disturbance has been pointed to as one of the major causes of the worlds
biodiversity crisis. Among them, noise pollution is a potential underestimated threat, projected …

Clip or snap? An evaluation of toe-clipping and photo-identification methods for identifying individual Southern Red-Bellied Toads, Melanophryniscus cambaraensis

VZ Caorsi, RR Santos, T Grant - South American Journal of Herpetology, 2012 - BioOne
. The most common method for identifying individual amphibians is toe-clipping (TC), whereby
captured individuals are marked by a unique combination of amputated phalanges that …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic substrate-borne vibrations impact anuran calling

V Caorsi, V Guerra, R Furtado, D Llusia, LR Miron… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Anthropogenic disturbance is a major cause of the biodiversity crisis. Nevertheless, the role
of anthropogenic substrate vibrations in disrupting animal behavior is poorly understood. …

Design of ideal vibrational signals for stinkbug male attraction through vibrotaxis experiments

V Caorsi, D Cornara, KE Wells, D Moser… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Many groups of insects utilize substrate‐borne vibrations for intraspecific
communication. This characteristic makes them a suitable model for exploring the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Non-linear optical microscopy sheds light on cardiovascular disease

V Caorsi, C Toepfer, MB Sikkel, AR Lyon, K MacLeod… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Many cardiac diseases have been associated with increased fibrosis and changes in the
organization of fibrillar collagen. The degree of fibrosis is routinely analyzed with invasive …

Actin dynamics drive cell-like membrane deformation

C Simon, R Kusters, V Caorsi, A Allard, M Abou-Ghali… - Nature Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Cell membrane deformations are crucial for proper cell function. Specialized protein
assemblies initiate inward or outward membrane deformations that the cell uses respectively to …

Two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy

A Diaspro, M Schneider, P Bianchini, V Caorsi… - Science of …, 2007 - Springer
Two-photon excitation (TPE) fluorescence microscopy (Denk et al., 1990; Pennisi, 1997;
Esposito et al., 2004) can be considered an important example of the continuing growth of …

[HTML][HTML] Nocturnal resting behaviour in urban great tits and its relation to anthropogenic disturbance and microclimate

V Caorsi, P Sprau, SA Zollinger, H Brumm - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2019 - Springer
The ecological novelty of urbanisation poses many challenges to animals. We investigated
whether anthropogenic disturbance (artificial light at night and noise) and abiotic factors in …

[PDF][PDF] Myosin regulatory light chain (RLC) phosphorylation change as a modulator of cardiac muscle contraction in disease

C Toepfer, V Caorsi, T Kampourakis, MB Sikkel… - Biophysical …, 2013 - cell.com
Methods and Results: SDS-PAGE electrophoresis determined the effects of heart failure on
cRLC phosphorylation on human heart failure (HF) samples and a rat chronic-MI model. We …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid precursor protein and Presenilin1 interact with the adaptor GRB2 and modulate ERK 1, 2 signaling

M Nizzari, V Venezia, E Repetto, V Caorsi… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the presenilins 1 and 2 are genetically linked to
the development of familial Alzheimer disease. APP is a single-pass transmembrane protein …