Sexually dimorphic basal water absorption at the isolated pelvic patch of Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 428-438

  Kohno, Satomi ^a,b,c,d   Fujime, Makoto ^e   Kamishima, Yoshihisa ^e,f   Iguchi, Taisen ^a,c,d,g  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Chugoku Gakuen University   (Japan)

^g GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA; HYLA JAPONICA; HYLIDAE; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2542495410     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20067     Document Type: Article

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