Tadpoles : the biology of anuran larvae /
Tadpoles : the biology of anuran larvae /
edited by Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig.
- 444 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: The Tadpole Arena -- Research: Materials and Techniques -- Body Plan: Development and Morphology -- Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton -- Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines -- Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems -- Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution -- Physiology: Coping with the Environment -- Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences -- Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation -- The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance -- Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Taxonomic Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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Tadpoles
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: The Tadpole Arena -- Research: Materials and Techniques -- Body Plan: Development and Morphology -- Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton -- Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines -- Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems -- Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution -- Physiology: Coping with the Environment -- Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences -- Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation -- The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance -- Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Taxonomic Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0226557626 9780226557625
99017655
Tadpoles
597.8139