Ontogenetic polychromatism in marsupial frogs (Anura: Hylidae) Ontogenetic polychromatism in marsupial frogs (Anura: Hylidae)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Color polymorphism is common in many species of marsupial frogs. <span> </span>Extreme cases of pattern...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1986-12-01
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| Series: | Caldasia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/35146 |
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| Summary: | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Color polymorphism is common in many species of marsupial frogs. <span> </span>Extreme cases of pattern polymorphism are documented in four species. In</span><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> Amphignathodon guentheri, Castrotheca aureomaculata, G. qriswoldi, </span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">and</span><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US"> G. helenae </span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">juveniles are known to have only one color morph, where as two or more patterns exist in adults. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ">In these species, polymorphism apparently develops ontogenetically.</span></p><br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ">El polimorfismo cromático es común a algunas especies de sapos marsupiales. Casos extremos del modelo de polimorfismo son evidentes en cuatro especies <em>Amphignathodon guentheri, Gastrotheca aureomaculata, G. griswoldi,</em> y <em>G. helenae. </em>En estas especies, se sabe que los juveniles tienen sólo un</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "> morfo de color; el polimorfismo, al parecer, se desarrolla ontogenéticamente.</span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 0366-5232 |