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A unique mating strategy without physical contact during fertilization in Bombay Night Frogs (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) with the description of a new form of amplexus and female call
Anurans show the highest diversity in reproductive modes of all vertebrate taxa, with a variety of associated breeding behaviours. One striking feature of anuran reproduction is amplexus. During this process, in which the male clasps the female, both individuals’ cloacae are juxtaposed to ensure suc...
Autores principales: | Willaert, Bert, Suyesh, Robin, Garg, Sonali, Giri, Varad B., Bee, Mark A., Biju, S.D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27326376 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2117 |
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