Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Tadpole Arena
Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig
Chapter 2. Research: Materials and Techniques
Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig
Chapter 3. Body Plan: Development and Morphology
Ronald Altig and Roy W. McDiarmid
Chapter 4. Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton
David Cannatella
Chapter 5. Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines
Bruno Viertel and Susanne Richter
Chapter 6. Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems
Michael J. Lannoo
Chapter 7. Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution
Giselle Thibaudeau and Ronald Altig
Chapter 8. Physiology: Coping with the Environment
Gordon R. Ultsch, David F. Bradford, and Joe Freda
Chapter 9. Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences
Karin vS. Hoff, Andrew Blaustein, Roy W. McDiarmid, and Ronald Altig
Chapter 10. Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation
Ross A. Alford
Chapter 11. The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance
Reid N. Harris
Chapter 12. Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations
Ronald Altig and Roy W. McDiarmid
Glossary
Literature Cited
Subject Index
Taxonomic Index
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