Serous cutaneous glands of argentine phyllomedusa wagler 1830 (Anura hylidae): Secretory polymorphism and adaptive plasticity

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-351

  Delfino, G ^a   Brizzi, R ^a   Alvarez, B B ^b   Cespedez, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anurans; Lipid glands; Phyllomedusa; Serous glands; Wiping behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032264229     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1998.10539370     Document Type: Article

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