The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)

During mating male and female Breviceps become ‘glued’ together. The distribution of multicellular dermal glands varies between the sexes. The mate has a large number of holocrine glands on the ventrum, while the female has similar glands on the dorsum of the back. II thus appears that both sexes co...

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Autores principales: Visser, J., Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María, Gutierrez, L S.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1982
Materias:
Zoología
Breviceps
Multicellular dermal glands
Bouyancy
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86511
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topic Zoología
Breviceps
Multicellular dermal glands
Bouyancy
spellingShingle Zoología
Breviceps
Multicellular dermal glands
Bouyancy
Visser, J.
Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Gutierrez, L S.
The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
topic_facet Zoología
Breviceps
Multicellular dermal glands
Bouyancy
description During mating male and female Breviceps become ‘glued’ together. The distribution of multicellular dermal glands varies between the sexes. The mate has a large number of holocrine glands on the ventrum, while the female has similar glands on the dorsum of the back. II thus appears that both sexes contribute to the ‘glueing’ mechanism. New hypotheses to explain the adhesion between the sexes are proposed, viz., that the shift to terrestrial habils and subterranean laying in Breviceps have secondarily resulted in male si2e diminution. In other microhylids which adhere during aquatic oviposition, yet demonstrate a terrestrial morphology and habits, bouyancy is suggested to be of primary functional value.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Visser, J.
Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Gutierrez, L S.
author_facet Visser, J.
Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Gutierrez, L S.
author_sort Visser, J.
title The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
title_short The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
title_full The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
title_fullStr The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
title_full_unstemmed The histology of dermal glands of mating Breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (Amphibia: Anura)
title_sort histology of dermal glands of mating breviceps with comments on their possible functional value in microhylids (amphibia: anura)
publishDate 1982
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86511
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