Morphological characterization of the anuran integument of the Proceratophrys and Odontophrynus genera (Amphibia, Anuran, Leptodactylidae)

Micron

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 439-445

  Felsemburgh, F A ^a   Carvalho e Silva, S P ^a   de Brito Gitirana, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Integument; Morphology; Odontophrynus; Proceratophrys; Systematic

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INTEGUMENT; ODONTOPHRYNUS; PROCERATOPHRYS; SYSTEMATIC MORPHOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; INTEGUMENT; MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; ODONTOPHRYNUS; ODONTOPHRYNUS AMERICANUS; PROCERATOPHRYS; PROCERATOPHRYS APPENDICULATA; PROCERATOPHRYS BOIEI;

EID: 33947262479     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.06.015     Document Type: Review

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