Characterisation of a skin secretion with adhesive properties in the ground frog Eupsophus vertebralis (Alsodidae)

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2021-08-01

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Suárez Villota, Elkin Y., Trovatti, Eliane, Contreras Rojas, Felipe Andrés., Núñez, José J.

Faculty

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía

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Pensoft Publishers

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http://repositorio.udla.cl/xmlui/handle/udla/1103, https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e68576

Keywords

Chilean Patagonia, Cutaneous glue, Proteinaceous material

Citation

Herpetozoa, 34, 169-173.

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Abstract

Some skin secretions with adhesive properties allow frogs to distract predators and escape; their nature is poorly studied. Here, we report the sticky skin secretion released by the Patagonian frog Eu...

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