Effects of larval foam-making and prolonged terrestriality on morphology, nitrogen excretion and development to metamorphosis in a Leptodactylid frog

At ontogenetic transitions, animals often exhibit plastic variation in development, behavior and physiology in response to environmental conditions. Most terrestrial-breeding frogs have aquatic larval periods. Some species can extend their initial terrestrial period, as either a plastic embryonic re...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Javier Méndez-Narváez, Karen M. Warkentin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2025-02-01
Subjects:	Anura Terrestrial development Developmental arrest Urea excretion Leptodactylidae Dehydration risk
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/18990.pdf