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Amphibians

Known as: Amphibia, Amphibian 
A taxonomic class of vertebrates that include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and gymnophiona. Amphibians are cold blooded land animals that lay… 
National Institutes of Health

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Amphibian ProteinsAquatic OrganismsIn BloodMicrobiological

Narrower (8)

AnuraApodaBufonidaeGymnophiona

Broader (2)

ChordataVertebrates

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Quaternary climate changes explain diversity among reptiles and amphibians
It is widely believed that contemporary climate determines large-scale patterns of species richness. An alternative view proposes… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Dispersal and the metapopulation paradigm in amphibian ecology and conservation : are all amphibian populations metapopulations?
Amphibians are frequently characterized as having limited dispersal abilities, strong site fidelity and spatially disjunct… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Response to Comment on "Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide"
The first global assessment of amphibians provides new context for the well-publicized phenomenon of amphibian declines… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians
PREFACE 1. Introduction to Reptiles 2. Crocodiles 3. Turtles and Tortoises 4. Lizards 5. Snakes 6. Amphibians ABBREVIATIONS… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Amphibian Metamorphosis: From Morphology to Molecular Biology
An Overview of Amphibian Metamorphosis. Hormonal Regulation. Morphological Changes During Anuran Metamorphosis. Cellular and… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Gene and genome duplications in vertebrates: the one-to-four (-to-eight in fish) rule and the evolution of novel gene functions.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Sequence and gene organization of the chicken mitochondrial genome. A novel gene order in higher vertebrates.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Purification of maturation-promoting factor, an intracellular regulator of early mitotic events.
Maturation-promoting factor causes germinal vesicle breakdown when injected into Xenopus oocytes and can induce metaphase in a… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Normal Table of Xenopus Laevis
havioral performance, and Konorski proposes that the mental experience depends on the occurrence of particular nervous processes… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Effect of nerve impulses on the membrane potential of glial cells in the central nervous system of amphibia.
NEURONS AND G .LIAL CELLS in most parts of the nervo us system are intimately apposed, separated from each other by channels… 
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