In anurans, the different types of anti-predator behaviour have been documented in isolation, but some species shown synergistic strategies situations. The display these may be related to predators habitat, which boost defensive responses their prey. However, most reports are mostly opportunistic and punctual observations, not systematic. Here, we report occurrence toad Rhinella major (Müller H...

A study on the Kupffer cells (KCs) of Amphibia was undertaken in order to compare these cells with those of endothermic animals. Liver tissue and isolated and cultured KCs were studied by light microscopy and by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. We have shown that amphibian KCs can be divided into 2 principal types: 'small' and 'large'. Both cell types possess the distinctive KC mo...

THE CULTURE OF VERTEBRATE EMBRYOS. By D. A. T. New. New York and London, Academic Press, 1966. 245 pp. $14.00. The purpose of this book, as set forth in the introduction, is to describe available methods for the culture of vertebrate embryos and to note some experiments that have been performed on such embryos. It is intended to benefit both the research scientist and the biology teacher; the u...