Morphological evolution in Ceratophryinae frogs (Anura, Neobatrachia): The effects of heterochronic changes during larval development and metamorphosis

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 752-780

  Fabrezi, Marissa ^a   Quinzio, Silvia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth; Lepidobatrachus; Peramorphosis; Phylogenetic analysis; Shape; Size; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CERATOPHRYINAE; CERATOPHRYS; CHACOPHRYS; LEPIDOBATRACHUS; NEOBATRACHIA; PSEUDIS; TELMATOBIUS ATACAMENSIS;

EID: 56849103592     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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