Tadpoles : the biology of anuran larvae / edited by Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1999Description: 444 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0226557626
- 9780226557625
- 597.8139
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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