Structural diversity of nuptial pads in Phyllomedusinae (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 712-724

  Luna, Maria Celeste ^a   Taboada, Carlos ^a   Baêta, Délio ^b   Faivovich, Julián ^a,c  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anura; Histology; Phyllomedusinae; Scanning electron microscopy; Secondary sexual characters

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ANURA; FORELIMB; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AGALYCHNIS; AGALYCHNIS MORELETII; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PHASMAHYLA; PHRYNOMEDUSA; PHYLLOMEDUSA; PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR; PHYLLOMEDUSA BOLIVIANA; PHYLLOMEDUSA BURMEISTERI; PHYLLOMEDUSA HYPOCHONDRIALIS; PHYLLOMEDUSA SAUVAGEI; PHYLLOMEDUSA TOMOPTERNA; PHYLLOMEDUSINAE;

EID: 84861925022     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20016     Document Type: Article

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