title: Amphibians: lungs' lift lost.
abstract: The reduction or loss of lungs in some amphibian species is a rare evolutionary occurrence. The discovery of the first lungless frog sheds further light on the physiological, morphological and behavioral changes that allowed sufficient external respiration in the absence of lungs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA. vhutchison@ou.edu
authors.forename: Victor H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000502:physiology*; D000663:Amphibians / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena