Water loss, cutaneous resistance, and effects of dehydration on locomotion of Eleutherodactylus frogs

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Rogowitz, G L ^a   Cortes Rivera M ^a   Nieves Puigdoller, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Anuran; Cutaneous resistance; Dehydration; Eleutherodactylus; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344348962     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050209     Document Type: Article

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