Influence of desiccation threat on the metamorphic traits of the Asian common toad, <em>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</em> (Anura)
Phenotypic plasticity of metamorphic traits, in response to desiccation threat, was studied in Duttaphrynus melanostictus under laboratory conditions. Newly hatched Gosner stage 19 tadpoles were exposed to decreasing water levels (gradually or rapidly) up to the beginning of metamorphic climax (MC,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1810 |