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Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India

The morphology of the jaw and palatine surfaces of eight species of metamorphosed anuran amphibians (Microhyla ornata, M. rubra, Uperodon systoma, Tomopterna rolandae, Polypedates maculatus, Rana cyanophlycris, R. crassa and R. hexadactyla) from a locality in south India, were examined by scanning e...

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Main Authors: Das, Indraneil, Coe, M.
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Language:English
Published: The Zoological Society of London 1994
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QL Zoology
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spelling my.unimas.ir.240202019-03-14T01:21:55Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24020/ Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India Das, Indraneil Coe, M. Q Science (General) QL Zoology The morphology of the jaw and palatine surfaces of eight species of metamorphosed anuran amphibians (Microhyla ornata, M. rubra, Uperodon systoma, Tomopterna rolandae, Polypedates maculatus, Rana cyanophlycris, R. crassa and R. hexadactyla) from a locality in south India, were examined by scanning electron microscopy. A relationship was observed between dentition (or its absence) and diet. In large prey feeders, there is a strong tendency towards the development of large secondary (or even tertiary) cusps, while myrmecophagous and termitophagous species lack teeth. In the largely folivorous adults of Rana hexadactyla, secondary cusps are reduced to faint ridges and the tooth is cylindro-conical (as opposed to the recurved teeth with apices oriented lingually or distally in the insectivorous species). Although the phylogenetic relationships within members of the community are largely unknown, the oral armature is reflective of diet, and may represent adaptive suites. The Zoological Society of London 1994 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24020/1/70-%20Das%20%26%20Coe%20%28Frog%20dental%20morphology%29.pdf Das, Indraneil and Coe, M. (1994) Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India. Journal of Zoology, 233 (3). pp. 417-427. ISSN 1469-7998 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb05274.x DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb05274.x
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QL Zoology
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QL Zoology
Das, Indraneil
Coe, M.
Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
description The morphology of the jaw and palatine surfaces of eight species of metamorphosed anuran amphibians (Microhyla ornata, M. rubra, Uperodon systoma, Tomopterna rolandae, Polypedates maculatus, Rana cyanophlycris, R. crassa and R. hexadactyla) from a locality in south India, were examined by scanning electron microscopy. A relationship was observed between dentition (or its absence) and diet. In large prey feeders, there is a strong tendency towards the development of large secondary (or even tertiary) cusps, while myrmecophagous and termitophagous species lack teeth. In the largely folivorous adults of Rana hexadactyla, secondary cusps are reduced to faint ridges and the tooth is cylindro-conical (as opposed to the recurved teeth with apices oriented lingually or distally in the insectivorous species). Although the phylogenetic relationships within members of the community are largely unknown, the oral armature is reflective of diet, and may represent adaptive suites.
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author Das, Indraneil
Coe, M.
author_facet Das, Indraneil
Coe, M.
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title Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
title_short Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
title_full Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
title_fullStr Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
title_full_unstemmed Dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south India
title_sort dental morphology and diet in anuran amphibians from south india
publisher The Zoological Society of London
publishDate 1994
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24020/1/70-%20Das%20%26%20Coe%20%28Frog%20dental%20morphology%29.pdf
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https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb05274.x
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