{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(1)"],"submitter":["de Rysky E"],"funding":["This research was funded by the University of Tuscia"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>Athletic performances are dynamic movements that are physically challenging and often predict individual success in ecological contexts. They stem from a complex integration of multiple phenotypic traits-e.g., morphological, physiological and behavioural-that dictate animal survival and individual fitness. However, directly quantifying athletic performances can be particularly challenging in cryptic, slow-moving species or not very reactive in attitude. Here we present and describe a rapid, simple, and low-cost method to measure athletic performance in post-metamorphic individuals of the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra. While extremely reactive during the larval stage, adult salamanders are, in fact, cryptic and relatively slow-moving.<h4>Results</h4>Forcing terrest"],"journal":["BMC research notes"],"pagination":["399"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8549336"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Measuring athletic performance in post-metamorphic fire salamanders."],"pmcid":["PMC8549336"],"pubmed_authors":["Daniele C","de Rysky E","Roberta B","Andrea C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Measuring athletic performance in post-metamorphic fire salamanders.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>Athletic performances are dynamic movements that are physically challenging and often predict individual success in ecological contexts. They stem from a complex integration of multiple phenotypic traits-e.g., morphological, physiological and behavioural-that dictate animal survival and individual fitness. However, directly quantifying athletic performances can be particularly challenging in cryptic, slow-moving species or not very reactive in attitude. Here we present and describe a rapid, simple, and low-cost method to measure athletic performance in post-metamorphic individuals of the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra. While extremely reactive during the larval stage, adult salamanders are, in fact, cryptic and relatively slow-moving.<h4>Results</h4>Forcing terrest","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T14:09:10.717Z","creation":"2025-04-04T14:09:10.717Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8549336","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34702356"],"doi":["10.1186/s13104-021-05808-0"]}}