The Biology of Xenopus

ISBN-13: 9780198549741 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 464 str.

R. C. Tinsley; H. R. Kobel

Opis

Xenopus is a genus of African clawed frogs. Despite their occurrence i n such diverse habitats as rainforests, lowland swamps, and alpine lak es--and their widespread use in laboratory research--the biology of th ese animals in their natural environments has never been reviewed. Thi s volume provides the first comprehensive account of the taxonomy, eco logy, behaviour, genetics, immunology, sensory physiology, and evoluti on of this group, with contributions from leading researchers in these fields.

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a wonderful monograph on a fascinating group of frogs, where every chapter manages to amaze the reader with a (thus far mostly unknown) remarkable aspect of Xenopus biology ... The editors have done an excellent job to bring this wealth of information together, in such a structured way that it reads as a single-authored monograph, and a gripping one at that. This book will become a bible for all scientists involved with one aspect or other of research on Xenopus. But I suggest that it should be compulsory literature for every zoologist, as the book tells a convincing story of an animal which has gone its own way and has become most successful in the process.