Amphibians: lungs' lift lost.
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.
Hutchison
Victor H
VH
Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA. vhutchison@ou.edu
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