Browsing by Subject "Bufonidae"

Delimiting genetic units in Neotropical toads under incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization

Thome, Maria Tereza C.; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Haddad, Celio F. B.; Alexandrino, João [UNIFESP] (Biomed Central Ltd, 2012-12-11)

Background: Delimiting genetic units is useful to enhance taxonomic discovery and is often the first step toward understanding evolutionary mechanisms generating diversification. the six species within the Rhinella crucifer ...

Functional assessment of toad parotoid macroglands: A study based on poison replacement after mechanical compression

Jared, Simone G. S.; Jared, Carlos [UNIFESP]; Egami, Mizue Imoto [UNIFESP]; Mailho-Fontana, Pedro L.; Rodrigues, Miguel T. [UNIFESP]; Antoniazzi, Marta M. (Elsevier B.V., 2014-09-01)

Toads have a pair of parotoid macroglands behind the eyes that secrete poison used in passive defence against predators. These macroglands are composed of juxtaposed alveoli, each one bearing a syncytial gland, all connected ...

Macroglandulas paratoides de sapos (Anura: Bufonidae): um estudo integrativo

Lobo, Silas [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2005)