The influence of visual and tactile stimulation on growth and metamorphosis in anuran larvae

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1008-1016

  Rot Nikcevic, I ^a   Denver, R J ^b   Wassersug, R J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Development; Mechanoreception; Tadpoles; Vision

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; RANA SYLVATICA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33646487504     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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