Body wiping behaviors associated with cutaneous lipids in hylid tree frogs of Florida

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2147-2156

  Barbeau, Tamatha R ^a   Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporative water loss; Gland; Hylidae; Integument; Lipid; Tree frog; Wiping behavior

Indexed keywords

LIPID; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FROGS AND TOADS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FLORIDA; LIPIDS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER;

ANURA; ARIDA; HYLA ANDERSONII; HYLIDAE; PHYLLOMEDUSA HYPOCHONDRIALIS; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; RHACOPHORIDAE;

EID: 20744434297     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01623     Document Type: Article

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