| Description |
xiv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-418) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the tadpole arena / Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig -- Research: materials and techniques / Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig -- Body plan: development and morphology / Ronald Altig, Roy W. McDiarmid -- Architecture: cranial and axial musculoskeleton / David Cannatella -- Anatomy: viscera and endocrines / Bruno Viertel, Susanne Richter -- Integration: nervous and sensory systems / Michael J. Lannoo -- Endotrophic anurans: development and evolution / Giselle Thibaudeau, Ronald Altig -- Physiology: coping with the environment / Gordon R. Ultsch, David F. Bradford, Joseph Freda -- Behavior: interactions and their consequences / Karin vS. Hoff, Andrew R. Blaustein, Roy W. McDiarmid [et al.] -- Ecology: resource use, competition, and predation / Ross A. Alford -- The anuran tadpole: evolution and maintenance / Reid N. Harris -- Diversity: familial and generic characterizations / Ronald Altig, Roy W. McDiarmid. |
| Subject |
Tadpoles.
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| Added Author |
McDiarmid, Roy W.
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Altig, Ronald.
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| ISBN |
0226557626 cloth alkaline paper |
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