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anuran

(ə-no͝or′ən, ə-nyo͝or′-)
n.
An amphibian of the order Anura; a frog or toad.
a·nu′ran adj.

anuran

any amphibian of the order Anura, such as the batrachians (including frogs and toads), which are characterized by large hind legs and the lack of a tail.
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Martin AA, Littlejohn MJ and Rawlinson PA (1966) A key to the Anuran eggs of the Melbourne area, and an addition to the Anuran fauna.
The Plague Minnow Gambusia holbrooki as a predator of Spotted Marsh Frog Limnodynastes tasmaniensis tadpoles
The lack of support for an effect of maximum water depth on anuran reproduction was likely caused by too few sites (21) and too little variability (4 sites with maximum water depth [greater than or equal to] 1 m; all sites had maximum water depth <1.
Occurrence of amphibians in northern California coastal dune drainages
The marked seasonality in rainfall at Chamela, and the sporadic pattern of rainfall during the rainy season mean that flooding of temporary streams and breeding activity of anuran species depend on the occurrence of heavy rains that would clearly influence the spatial and temporal distribution of aquatic breeding anurans.
Distribucion espacial y temporal y uso de microhabitat de los anuros con reproduccion acuatica en un bosque seco estacional en Chamela, Mexico
Calling activity patterns in an anuran assemblage: the role of seasonal trends and weather determinants.
Spatio-temporal patterns of foraging and feeding behavior of Elachistocleis bicolor (Anura: Microhylidae)/Patrones espacio-temporales de forrajeo y comportamiento alimentario de Elachistocleis bicolor (Anura: Microhylidae)
Sexual selection leads to secondary sexual characteristics in anuran males such as bright colour, larger limbs, oral tusks and spines, while natural selection reduces competition between sexes through ecological adaptations such as niche segregation, difference in ontogeny and predator-prey interactions (Carothers 1984, Bell & Zamudio 2012).
Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of traits related to locomotion in nine anuran species from Serbia and Montenegro
Sequence of ontogenetic development and atrophy of the oral apparatus of six anuran tadpoles.
Desarrollo embrionario-larval y metamorfosis de Physalaemus albonotatus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
Performance Tradeoffs across Resource Gradients in Anuran Larvae.
Uso de microhabitat por anuros en un fragmento de bosque seco intervenido del magdalena medio, Guarinocito, Caldas
Considering natural lighting may affect nocturnal anuran calling behavior (e.
Acute artificial light diminishes central Texas anuran calling behavior
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The acanthocephalan transmission to anurans occurs by ingestion of invertebrates parasitized with cystacants that infect the gastrointestinal tract (Kennedy, 2006), making the anuran a definitive or paratenic host (Smales, 2007; Pinhao et al.
Helminth parasite communities of two Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura: Leiuperidae) populations under different conditions of habitat integrity in the Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil/Comunidade de helmintos parasitos de duas populacoes de Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura: Leiuperidae) sob diferentes condicoes de integridade de habitat da Mata Atlantica, Brasil
The CCA scores obtained from the analysis was then used to construct a boxplot which contains information pertaining to the habitat preference and survival envelope or range of tolerance of each anuran species.
An inventory of anuran species within and outside the hydraulicking mining area
The ventral skin, kidney, and urinary bladder are important osmoregulatory organs for adult anuran amphibians.
Molecular machinery for vasotocin-dependent transepithelial water movement in amphibians: Aquaporins and Evolution

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