Morphology and metamorphosis of Eupsophus calcaratus tadpoles (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-177

  Vera Candioti, M F ^a   Ubeda C ^b   Lavilla, E O ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Endotrophic nidicolous tadpoles; Eupsophus calcaratus; Metamorphosis; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FROGS AND TOADS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANURA; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANURA; EUPSOPHUS CALCARATUS; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 20044386957     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10320     Document Type: Article

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