How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south? Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all examples of amphibians, a ...
Metamorphosis in crustaceans / John D. Costlow, Jr. -- Metamorphic changes in insects / Joan Whitten -- Control of hormone production in insects / William S. Herman -- Biochemistry of insect ...
Metamorphosis: introduction, usages, and evolution / Jack Cohen -- The alignment of imaginal anlagen during the metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster / Martin J. Milner and Alison J. Bleasby -- ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This frilly-gilled amphibian never leaves its tadpole stage ...
This article was originally published with the title “The Chemistry of Amphibian Metamorphosis” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 209 No. 5 (November 1963), p. 110 ...
The word ‘metamorphosis’ comes from the Greek words ‘meta’ meaning change, ‘morph’ which refers to shape, and ‘osis’ meaning a process. Metamorphosis is the process of changing the shape of the body.
A tadpole fossil, dating back over 160 million years, has been identified as the oldest ever found. Measuring an impressive 16 cm, this ancient specimen, discovered in Argentina, also forces ...