Explanation for missing limbs in deformed amphibians

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 312, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 770-779

  Ballengée, Brandon ^a   Sessions, Stanley K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FORELIMB; FROG; HINDLIMB; INJURY; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREDATION; REGENERATION; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO BUFO; CULICIDAE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LARVA; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RANIDAE; REGENERATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES);

EID: 70350743561     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21296     Document Type: Article

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