Visceral pigmentation in four Dendropsophus species (Anura: Hylidae): Occurrence and comparison

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-110

  Franco Belussi, Lilian ^a   Santos, Lia Raquel de Souza ^b   Zieri, Rodrigo ^a   de Oliveira, Classius ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Campus de Formosa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anurans; Extracutaneous pigmentary system; Melanocytes

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CELL ORGANELLE; DETECTION METHOD; FROG; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PIGMENT;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79954850729     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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