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María José Navarrete Méndez

Museum of Vertebrate ZoologyORCID 0000-0003-1455-6352Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Rebecca D. TarviniD· 2 shared Amanda B. QuezadaiD· 1 shared Andrea Terán-ValdéziD· 1 shared Elena Naydenova· 1 shared Jacob Saal· 1 shared Juan Carlos Santos· 1 shared Luis A. ColomaiD· 1 shared Marvalee H. WakeiD· 1 shared

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintFeb 6, 2026

Dorsal skin biopsies: A non-lethal sampling method for studying amphibians, including the highly endangered Harlequin frogs (Bufonidae: Atelopus)

María José Navarrete Méndez, Amanda B. Quezada, Andrea Terán-Valdéz…·Rebecca D. Tarvin

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of small dorsal skin biopsies in amphibians, finding no negative impacts on survival or body condition.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.04.703782

non-human primateproteomics

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Evolutionary BiologyEvolutionPeer-reviewedSep 24, 2025

Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality

María José Navarrete Méndez, Sina Amini, Juan Carlos Santos…·Rebecca D. Tarvin

This study identifies a functional long-wavelength-sensitive opsin gene in caecilian amphibians despite their fossorial lifestyle and reduced eyes, challenging assumptions about their visual capabilities.

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proteomicsstatistical model

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