Evolution of life cycles in early amphibians

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 135-162

  Schoch, Rainer R ^a  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Larvae; Metamorphosis; Neoteny; Paleozoic; Plasticity; Triassic

Indexed keywords

LARVAE; METAMORPHOSIS; NEOTENY; PALEOZOIC; TRIASSIC;

LIFE CYCLE;

PLASTICITY;

AMPHIBIAN; CARBONIFEROUS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; METAMORPHOSIS; ONTOGENY; PALEOZOIC; TRIASSIC;

AMPHIBIA; DISSOROPHOIDEA;

EID: 67651040068     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.031208.100113     Document Type: Review

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