Tadpoles
Subtitle: the biology of anuran larvae
By: edited by Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig.
Contributors: McDiarmid, Roy W.; Altig, Ronald.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: Tadpoles
Description: "In this 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-418) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the tadpole arena / Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig; title: Research: materials and techniques / Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig; title: Body plan: development and morphology / Ronald Altig, Roy W. McDiarmid; title: Architecture: cranial and axial musculoskeleton / David Cannatella; title: Anatomy: viscera and endocrines / Bruno Viertel, Susanne Richter; title: Integration: nervous and sensory systems / Michael J. Lannoo; title: Endotrophic anurans: development and evolution / Giselle Thibaudeau, Ronald Altig; title: Physiology: coping with the environment / Gordon R. Ultsch, David F. Bradford, Joseph Freda; title: Behavior: interactions and their consequences / Karin vS. Hoff, Andrew R. Blaustein, Roy W. McDiarmid [et al.]; title: Ecology: resource use, competition, and predation / Ross A. Alford; title: The anuran tadpole: evolution and maintenance / Reid N. Harris; title: Diversity: familial and generic characterizations / Ronald Altig, Roy W. McDiarmid.