Interspecific Variations in Duration of Tail Regression in Two Tropical Anurans

Figure 2

Longitudinal sections of tail at stage XXIV (early and late) of P. maculatus and D. melanostictus. (a) LS through early stage XXIV of P. maculatus, (b) LS through early stage XXIV of D. melanostictus, (c) LS through late stage XXIV of P. maculatus, and (d) LS through late stage XXIV of D. melanostictus (bars = 130 μm); dm: degenerating muscle, e: epidermis, mb: muscle bundle, m: melanocytes, n: notochord, and ns: notochordal sheath.

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