Albinism in larvae of the Chacoan frog Leptodactylus chaquensis (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from an urban lake from Argentina



Título del documento: Albinism in larvae of the Chacoan frog Leptodactylus chaquensis (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from an urban lake from Argentina
Revista: Cuadernos de herpetología
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000394750
ISSN: 0326-551X
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Santa Fe. Argentina
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Volum: 30
Número: 2
Paginació: 69-73
País: Argentina
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés We report complete albinism in Leptodactylus chaquensis (Cei, 1950; Amphibia, Anura) larvae. Two foam nests were collected from an urban lake and maintained in outdoor tanks during metamorphosis. Different proportions of albino larvae and metamorphs occurred. This is the first observation of several larvae of L. chaquensis with albinisms from an urban lake with continuous artificial and natural luminosity
Disciplines Biología
Paraules clau: Anfibios y reptiles,
Genética,
Reproducción y desarrollo,
Albinismo,
Larvas,
Lagos urbanos,
Leptodactylus chaquensis
Keyword: Biology,
Amphibians and reptiles,
Genetics,
Reproduction and development,
Albinism,
Larvae,
Leptodactylus chaquensis,
Urban lakes
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