Evolutionary Biology of the Anurans: Contemporary Research on Major Problems

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF THE ANURANS......Page 0
PREFACE......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 9
INTRODUCTION. MAJOR PROBLEMS IN ANURAN EVOLUTION......Page 12
PART I. OSTEOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 20
The early fossil record of frogs. A review of the evidence.......Page 22
Bones, frogs, and evolution......Page 76
The transition from archaic to advanced frogs......Page 144
Biochemical techniques and problemas in anuran evolution......Page 194
Discussion......Page 215
PART II. REPRODUCTIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 222
Evolutionary aspects of the reproductive behavior of frogs......Page 224
Quantitative constraints associated with reproductive mode in anurans......Page 240
Evolutionary patterns in larval morphology......Page 262
Aspects of social behavior in anuran larvae......Page 284
Discussion......Page 310
PART III. ACOUSTIC, GENETIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS......Page 320
Evolution of anuran mating calls. Ecological aspects.......Page 322
Evolution of anuran mating calls. Bioacustical aspects.......Page 332
Ecological genetics of anurans as exemplified by Rana pipiens......Page 340
Evolution of anuran karyotypes......Page 348
The geographic distributions of frogs: Patterns and predictions......Page 362
Discussion......Page 458
INDEX TO ANURAN TAXA......Page 466
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 474