Amphibians Exhibit Extremely High Hydric Costs of Respiration
Most Cited Paper
in Amphibian and Reptile Biology
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Amphibians Exhibit Extremely High Hydric Costs of Respiration”
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Topics
transpiration ratio · cutaneous respiration · hydric costs of respiration · water loss rate · gas exchange · desiccation vulnerability · permeable skin · respiratory water loss · body mass scaling · temperature effects on transpiration · humidity effects · comparative physiology · metabolic rate · terrestrial adaptation · aquatic microhabitat selection
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Amphibian and Reptile Biology Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/amphibian-and-reptile-biology/2026. Accessed 2026-07-22. Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459