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Tadpoles : the biology of anuran larvae / edited by Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1999Description: 444 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0226557626
  • 9780226557625
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 597.8139
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction: The Tadpole Arena -- 2. Research: Materials and Techniques -- 3. Body Plan: Development and Morphology -- 4. Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton -- 5. Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines -- 6. Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems -- 7. Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution -- 8. Physiology: Coping with the Environment -- 9. Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences -- 10. Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation -- 11. The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance -- 12. Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Taxonomic Index.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 597.8139 TAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A183465B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction: The Tadpole Arena -- 2. Research: Materials and Techniques -- 3. Body Plan: Development and Morphology -- 4. Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton -- 5. Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines -- 6. Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems -- 7. Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution -- 8. Physiology: Coping with the Environment -- 9. Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences -- 10. Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation -- 11. The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance -- 12. Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Taxonomic Index.

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