Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 658 g
Reihe: Bioscience
Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 658 g
Reihe: Bioscience
ISBN: 978-0-89603-043-5
Verlag: Springer
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Section I. Amphibians.- 1. The Origin of the Amphibians.- 2. Living Amphibians.- 3. Metamorphosis in Urodeles.- 4. Metamorphosis in Anurans.- 5. General Consideration of the Endocrinal Mechanisms Responsible for Anuran Larval Metamorphosis 10.- Section II. Staging of Embryonic and Larval Amphibians.- 6. Anurans and Urodeles.- 7. Caecilia (Apoda or Gymnophiona).- 8. Tables of Staged Specimens.- Section III. Organic Origin, Development and Change In Anuran Larvae to the Completion of Metamorphosis.- 9. Introduction.- 10. The Thyroid Gland.- 11. The Pituitary Gland.- 12. The Hypothalamus and Median Eminence.- 13. The Ultimobranchial Body.- 14. The Parathyroid Glands.- 15. The Larval Skeleton—Specific Features During Metamorphosis.- 16. The Notochord.- 17. The Central Nervous System.- 18. Larval Musculature.- 19. The Blood.- 20. The External and Internal Gill Filaments.- 21. Balancers.- 22. Features of the Larval Respiratory System.- 23. The Alimentary Canal.- 24. The Pancreas.- 25. The Liver.- 26. The Pronephros.- 27. The Lymph Glands.- 28. The Skin of Amphibian Larvae.- Section IV. Cellular Differentiation, Ontogeny, and Molecular Biology.- 29. A Consideration of Cellular Diversity.- 30. Early Cleavage Cells and Their Nucleocytoplasmic Relationship.- 31. Cellular Differentiation During Embryogenesis to Premetamorphosis.- 32. Appraisal of Morphological and Functional Cellular Changes During Metamorphosis.- 33. Epilog.- References.- Species Index.