Artículo
Morphometric Variations in the Skin Layers of Frogs: An Exploration Into Their Relation With Ecological Parameters in Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae), With an Emphasis on the Eberth-Kastschenko Layer
Fecha de publicación:
10/2017
Editorial:
Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc
Revista:
Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology
ISSN:
1932-8486
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Leptodactylus is a genus of frogs known to live in diverse habitats and to show both aquatic and terrestrial breeding habits. We studied 21 species of Leptodactylus to explore whether skin structure specialization relates to habitats and habit variation. Morphometric analyses of the skin thickness revealed that phylogeny has a strong influence on variations in the thickness of the epidermis, stratum spongiosum, Eberth-Kastschenko layer, and stratum compactum, while habitat and habits display no significant correlation. The optimization of the phylogenetic hypothesis suggested that a pattern of intermediate values for skin layer thickness are plesiomorphic for this group. Anat Rec, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Anat Rec, 300:1895–1909, 2017.
Palabras clave:
Anuran
,
Eberth-Kastschenko Layer
,
Phylogeny
,
Skin
,
Terrestrial Habits
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Articulos(UEL)
Articulos de UNIDAD EJECUTORA LILLO
Articulos de UNIDAD EJECUTORA LILLO
Citación
Ponssa, María Laura; Barrionuevo, Jose Sebastian; Pucci Alcaide, Franco; Pucci Alcaide, Ana; Morphometric Variations in the Skin Layers of Frogs: An Exploration Into Their Relation With Ecological Parameters in Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae), With an Emphasis on the Eberth-Kastschenko Layer; Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc; Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology; 300; 10; 10-2017; 1895-1909
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