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

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2021-08-24

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Suárez-Villota, Elkin Y., Trovatti, Eliane, Contreras, Felipe A., Nunez, Jose J.

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PENSOFT PUBLISHERS

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https://repositorio.udla.cl/handle/udla/1103

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https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e68576

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Amphibia, Chilean Patagonia, cutaneous glue, proteinaceous material

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Herpetozoa, 34, 169-173. https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e68576

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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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