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Tadpoles: the Biology of Anuran Larvae

Edited by: R.W. McDiarmid and R. Altig

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Abstract

The recent alarming declines in amphibian populations worldwide and the suitability of amphibians for use in answering research questions in disciplines as diverse as molecular systematics, animal behavior, ecology, and evolutionary biology have focused enormous attention on tadpoles. Yet despite this growing interest, relatively little is known about these fascinating creatures. n this invaluable reference, leading experts on tadpole biology relate what we currently know about tadpoles and what we might learn from them in the future. Tadpoles provides detailed summaries of tadpole morphology, development, behavior, ecology, and environmental physiology; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; synthesizes available information on their biodiversity, and presents a standardized terminology and an exhaustive literature review of tadpole biology.
Publication type Book
Title Tadpoles: the Biology of Anuran Larvae
Year Published 1999
Language English
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Publisher location Chicago, IL
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description xiv, 444
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