The Larvae of the Anurans - Volume 3

Normal Tables of Development, Glossary and Literature Cited

von Bruno Viertel

362 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Volume 3 provides a toolbox of understanding and for further research. The `Normal Tables of Development´ are often applied in amphibian literature. Their preparation has been a focus of authors for many years. They represent landmarks of development and are a guidance of the external developmental process. The time axis of developmental change is species-dependent, even in generalized larvae and even more so in those with altered development, as is the case in cryptic larval developers. So a number of normal tables was published to cover this diversity. In the appendix `Normal Tables of Development of Generalized Anuran Larvae´ the most important normal tables are depicted. The larvae with altered development and developmental sequence are treated in the respective chapters. The `Glossary´ became necessary because several terms appear in literature in multiple use or their meaning changed in the course of time. Definition of terminology is a key of understanding. Field research combined with molecular genetics has vastly contributed to our knowledge of species diversity and of environmental adaptations. Correspondingly, molecular methods have broadly extended our understanding of amphibian development, leading to both new insights into evolutionary processes and support of medical research. The extensive `Literature Cited´ of around 4000 citations includes all publications cited in the book and gives an overview of the past research and the present state of knowledge.

• Reihe: The Larvae of the Anurans
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Zoologie und Tierwissenschaften Amphibien und Reptilien (Herpetologie)
• ISBN: 9783696742027
• Sprache: Deutsch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.11.2026
• Größe: 29.7 x 21 cm
• Verlag: BoD – Books on Demand