Postembryonic ontogeny of the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus intermontanus (Anura: Pelobatidae): External morphology

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn 11, Issue , 1997, Pages 124-178

  Hall, John A ^a,c   Larsen Jr , John H ^a   Fitzner, Richard E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ECO Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Developmental timing; External morphology; Mouthparts; Ontogeny; Opercular development; Rearing conditions; Scaphiopus intermontanus = Spea intermontana; Staging table

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PELOBATIDAE; SCAPHIOPUS; SPEA INTERMONTANA;

EID: 0000167951     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2307/1467009     Document Type: Article

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