Three dimensional reconstruction of the hyobranchial apparatus of Hyla nana tadpoles (Anura: Hylidae)
This study describes the hyobranchial skeleton and branchial musculature of Hyla nana tadpoles, employing three-dimensional reconstruction from histological sections. The cartilaginous skeleton is characterized by a marked development of the ceratohyals and a reduction of the branchial basket. The m...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Institution: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repository: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/110510 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/110510 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | HYOBRANCHIAL SKELETON BRANCHIAL MUSCULATURE TADPOLES HYLA NANA 3D RECONSTRUCTION https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| Summary: | This study describes the hyobranchial skeleton and branchial musculature of Hyla nana tadpoles, employing three-dimensional reconstruction from histological sections. The cartilaginous skeleton is characterized by a marked development of the ceratohyals and a reduction of the branchial basket. The muscular topology is congruent with the pattern found in most hylines, with particular features such as the m. subarcualis rectus I with only two heads (dorsal and ventral), and a discontinuous m. subarcualis rectus II-IV, inserted anterolaterally in the ceratobranchial I. Such features, infrequent among hylids, are presumably shared by other species within the H. microcephala group. |
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