Cranial ontogeny in Philautus silus (Anura: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) reveals few similarities with other direct-developing anurans

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 268, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 715-725

  Kerney, Ryan ^a   Meegaskumbura, Madhava ^b,c   Manamendra Arachchi, Kelum ^c   Hanken, James ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Heritage Trust Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Direct development; Life history evolution; Repatterning; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; EVOLUTION; FROG; FROGS AND TOADS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY PATTERNING; CARTILAGE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; RANIDAE; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SRI LANKA;

ANURA; ARGENTINA (FISH); ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; GYMNOPHIONA; PHILAUTUS; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE;

EID: 34547778852     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10545     Document Type: Article

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