The tadpole of Pseudis minuta (Anura: Pseudidae), an apparent case of heterochrony

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-240

  De Sá, Rafael O ^a   Lavilla, Esteban O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PSEUDIDAE; PSEUDIS; PSEUDIS PARADOXA;

EID: 0039343026     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853897X00116     Document Type: Article

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