Morphology of the prometamorphic larva of the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus intermontanus (Anura: Pelobatidae), with an emphasis on the lateral line system and mouthparts

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-130

  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 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Herbivorous larval morph; Lateral line; Mouthparts; Scaphiopus; Spea

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PELOBATIDAE; SCAPHIOPUS; SPEA; SPEA INTERMONTANA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FROGS AND TOADS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUTH; TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUTH; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TAIL;

EID: 0036018082     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1094     Document Type: Article

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