Internal Fertilization in an Oviparous Frog

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Apr 1981 English Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Journal:Science, volume 212, pages 469-471 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203,

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Authors: D S, Townsend; M M, Stewart; F H, Pough; P F, Brussard;

doi: 10.1126/science.6894203

pmid: 6894203

Internal Fertilization in an Oviparous Frog

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Abstract

Eleutherodactylus coqui , an oviparous frog, undergoes internal fertilization. If this mode of fertilization occurs in other species of anurans, interpretations of anuran reproductive strategies based on the assumption of external fertilization must be reviewed.

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Keywords

Ecology, Ranidae, Fertilization, Oviposition, Reproduction, Animals, Female, Biological Evolution

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