The oral apparatus of tadpoles of Rana dalmatina, Bombina variegata, Bufo bufo, and Bufo viridis (Anura)

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Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Bonacci, Antonella ^a   Brunelli, Elvira ^a   Sperone, Emilio ^a   Tripepi, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mouthparts; Oral apparatus; SEM; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIALIZATION; TOOTH;

ANURA; BOMBINA VARIEGATA; BUFO; BUFO BUFO; BUFO VIRIDIS; RANA DALMATINA;

EID: 39149084039     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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