Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226557634 ISBN 13: 9780226557632

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2000

Synopsis

In our own juvenile stage, many of us received our wide-eyed introduction to the wonders of nature by watching the metamorphosis of swimming tadpoles into leaping frogs and toads. 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, and evolutionary biology have focused enormous attention on tadpoles. Despite this popular and scientific interest, relatively little is known about these fascinating creatures.

In this indispensable 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.

About this title

About the Author

Roy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and curator of amphibians and reptiles for the U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, at the National Museum of Natural History.

Ronald Altig is a professor of biological science at Mississippi State University.

From the Back Cover

In this invaluable reference, leading experts relate what we currently know about tadpoles and what we might learn from them in the future, lending insight into disciplines as diverse as molecular systematics, animal behavior, and ecology. Tadpoles provides detailed summaries of issues such as morphology and development; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; and presents a standardized terminology and an exhaustive literature review of the field.

From the Inside Flap

In this invaluable reference, leading experts relate what we currently know about tadpoles and what we might learn from them in the future, lending insight into disciplines as diverse as molecular systematics, animal behavior, and ecology. Tadpoles provides detailed summaries of issues such as morphology and development; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; and presents a standardized terminology and an exhaustive literature review of the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0226557634
• ISBN 13: 9780226557632
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 458
• Editor: McDiarmid Roy W., Altig Ronald