Where the tadpole meets the world-observations and speculations on biomechanical and biochemical factors that influence metamorphosis in anurans1

American Zoologist

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-136

  Wassersug, Richard Joel ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33745989914     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/37.2.124     Document Type: Article

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