Author: Hanke, Wilfried ; editor:
Title: Biology and Physiology of Amphibians : Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Biology and Physiology of Amphibians
Description: Stuttgart, Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1990. orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xiii,413 pp. Series: Fortschritte der Zoologie ; Bd. 38.. Textual illustrations.. Minor rubbing. Some pencilled underlinings to text. VG. ¶ Contains 30 papers concerning Reproduction; Metamorphosis; Neural & Endocrine Regulation; Osmoregulation & Adaptation. Includes: Thyroid function & a possible thyroidal-gonadal interaction in reproduction & circannual rhythmicity; Reproductive behavior & biology of Central European water frogs; Reproductive diversity in Amazonian lowland frogs; Behavioral signs & reproduction modes in the neotropical frog family Dendrobatidae; The orientation behaviour of three toad species (genus Bufo)displaced from the breeding site; Regulation of metamorphosis; The metabolic situation of the liver during development in respect to corticosteroid function; Anatomy & development of the inner ear in amphibians; Melanotrope cell function in the neuroendorcine regulation of dermal melanophores; Evolution & development of the adrenal gland in amphibians; Influence of surface water acidification on amphibians; Salt & water balance during hibernation in anurans; Hypothalamo-hypophysial axis in osmoregulation; etc.

Keywords: Amphibian Physiology, Amphibia Biology, Amphibians, Zoology, Ecology, Reproduction, Endocrine, Osmoregulation, Endocrinology