Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To describe: The different modes of respiration that are used by amphibians.

Introduction: Amphibians are cold-blooded, small vertebrate animals that depend on the water for their survival. Frogs, salamanders, and toads are some of the species of this group.

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To determine: The paradox presented by the amphiumas and terrestrial plethodontids about the association of lungs with life on land.

Introduction: Plethodontids are also referred to as lungless salamanders and can be characterized by the presence of a nasolabial groove that helps in chemoreception.

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