Research Article

Blood Cell Profiles of the Tadpoles of the Dubois's Tree Frog, Polypedates teraiensis Dubois, 1986 (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

Table 1

Morphometry of erythrocytes during development of the tadpoles of Polypedates teraiensis.

StagesSize of cellSize of nuclei
GosnerTaylor and KollrosLength (L ± SD) (μm)Breadth (B ± SD) (μm)L/B ± SDArea (A ± SD) (μm²)Length (L′ ± SD) (μm)Breadth (B′± SD) (μm)L′/B′± SDArea (A′± SD) (μm²)A′/A ± SD

26I 2 2 . 2 2 ± 1 . 2 6 2 1 . 3 0 ± 2 . 1 1 1 . 0 4 3 ± 0 . 1 4 3 7 1 . 5 2 9 ± 4 0 . 6 1 1 1 . 6 9 ± 1 . 5 1 1 0 . 6 0 ± 1 . 3 2 1 . 1 0 2 ± 0 . 1 2 9 7 . 3 7 3 ± 1 2 . 3 9 0 . 2 6 1 ± 0 . 1 2
27II 2 3 . 2 4 ± 1 . 3 1 2 2 . 1 4 ± 1 . 6 1 1 . 0 4 9 ± 0 . 1 6 4 0 3 . 9 0 8 ± 4 3 . 1 6 1 2 . 1 2 ± 1 . 1 1 1 0 . 9 0 ± 1 . 4 1 1 . 1 1 1 ± 0 . 1 1 1 6 8 . 2 9 0 ± 1 8 . 1 2 0 . 4 1 6 ± 0 . 0 3
28III 2 1 . 8 1 ± 1 . 3 5 2 0 . 6 0 ± 2 . 5 3 1 . 0 6 6 ± 0 . 1 2 3 5 3 . 2 5 4 ± 5 0 . 4 7 1 2 . 1 2 ± 1 . 9 1 1 0 . 3 0 ± 1 . 4 8 1 . 3 8 2 ± 0 . 1 7 9 9 . 4 8 8 ± 2 7 . 5 1 0 . 3 9 0 ± 1 . 4 1
29IV 2 1 . 8 1 ± 2 . 5 3 1 8 . 7 8 ± 3 . 9 5 1 . 2 0 ± 0 . 3 0 1 3 2 1 . 5 4 9 ± 8 0 . 7 7 1 0 . 9 0 ± 1 . 6 5 1 0 . 9 0 ± 1 . 6 5 1 ± 0 9 5 . 0 7 5 ± 2 7 . 7 1 0 . 3 0 6 ± 0 . 1 1
30V 2 3 . 0 2 ± 2 . 7 1 1 5 . 1 5 ± 0 1 . 5 2 ± 0 . 1 7 2 7 4 . 0 0 5 ± 3 2 . 2 4 9 . 0 9 ± 0 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 ± 0 6 4 . 7 2 0 ± 0 0 . 2 3 9 ± 0 . 0 3 3
31VI 2 1 . 2 1 ± 2 . 1 4 2 1 . 2 1 ± 2 . 1 4 1 . 0 1 6 ± 0 . 2 0 6 3 5 0 . 1 3 0 ± 3 0 . 6 6 1 0 . 9 0 ± 2 . 7 1 1 2 . 1 2 ± 2 . 1 4 0 . 9 ± 0 . 1 3 1 0 6 . 6 0 5 ± 4 4 . 7 6 0 . 2 4 7 ± 0 . 1 7
32VII 2 1 . 8 1 ± 2 . 5 3 1 8 . 7 8 ± 4 . 9 7 1 . 2 1 ± 0 . 3 0 3 2 1 . 5 9 6 ± 8 7 . 6 6 1 2 . 1 2 ± 2 . 1 4 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 3 3 ± 0 . 2 3 8 6 . 5 2 1 ± 1 5 . 3 0 0 . 2 7 6 ± 0 . 0 6
33VIII 2 1 . 6 1 ± 2 . 1 6 1 7 . 8 7 ± 1 . 1 1 . 2 0 9 ± 0 . 2 1 3 0 3 . 1 4 3 ± 3 2 . 1 2 1 1 . 9 6 ± 1 . 2 6 9 . 3 9 ± 1 . 1 2 1 . 2 7 3 ± 0 . 2 1 8 8 . 1 5 8 ± 1 1 . 6 2 0 . 2 9 0 ± 0 . 0 2
34IX 2 1 . 2 1 ± 2 . 1 4 1 5 . 7 5 ± 2 . 5 3 1 . 3 5 ± 0 . 1 2 2 6 5 . 3 5 2 ± 6 4 . 7 7 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 3 5 9 . 6 9 ± 1 . 3 5 1 . 1 9 ± 0 . 1 8 8 7 . 9 5 1 ± 1 7 . 9 4 0 . 3 5 0 ± 0 . 1 1
35X 1 9 . 2 4 ± 1 . 4 1 1 6 . 8 7 ± 1 . 2 1 1 . 1 4 0 ± 0 . 1 1 2 5 4 . 7 9 4 ± 4 1 . 1 2 1 0 . 9 6 ± 1 . 3 5 9 . 9 3 ± 1 . 2 1 1 . 1 0 3 ± 0 . 1 7 8 0 . 7 8 7 ± 1 2 . 9 1 0 . 3 1 7 ± 0 . 0 5
36XI 2 0 . 6 0 ± 2 . 5 3 1 5 . 7 5 ± 2 . 5 3 1 . 3 5 ± 0 . 3 4 2 5 2 . 3 2 1 ± 3 1 . 4 1 9 . 6 9 ± 1 . 3 5 9 . 6 9 ± 1 . 3 5 1 . 0 1 ± 0 . 2 0 7 3 . 5 2 9 ± 1 1 . 8 6 0 . 2 9 3 ± 0 . 0 5
37XII 2 2 . 4 2 ± 2 . 7 1 1 8 . 1 8 ± 2 . 1 4 1 . 2 4 8 ± 0 . 2 2 3 1 8 . 7 1 1 ± 4 1 . 5 4 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 3 5 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 3 5 1 . 0 1 6 ± 0 . 2 0 1 0 3 . 7 9 8 ± 1 5 . 7 6 0 . 3 2 6 ± 0 . 0 4
38XIII 2 1 . 1 2 ± 1 . 3 1 1 9 . 2 0 ± 1 . 2 1 . 1 0 ± 0 . 2 2 3 1 8 . 3 2 0 ± 3 2 . 6 1 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 6 1 1 0 . 7 5 ± 1 . 1 2 1 . 0 7 0 ± 0 . 2 1 9 7 . 1 3 0 ± 1 1 . 1 2 0 . 3 0 5 ± 0 . 0 4
39XIV 2 0 . 6 3 ± 1 . 4 1 2 0 . 6 0 ± 1 . 6 1 1 . 0 0 ± 0 . 1 1 3 3 3 . 6 0 7 ± 3 1 . 4 1 1 0 . 6 4 ± 1 . 1 1 9 . 6 3 ± 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 0 4 ± 0 . 2 5 8 0 . 4 3 3 3 ± 9 . 3 1 0 . 2 4 1 ± 0 . 0 6
40XV-XVII 2 0 . 6 0 ± 2 . 5 3 2 1 . 8 1 ± 2 . 5 3 0 . 9 6 ± 0 . 2 2 3 5 0 . 3 3 6 ± 3 5 . 8 9 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 3 5 1 0 . 3 0 ± 1 . 6 5 1 . 1 4 ± 0 . 2 6 9 2 . 2 8 4 ± 1 2 . 8 7 0 . 2 6 7 ± 0 . 0 6
41XVIII-XIX 2 3 . 6 3 ± 3 . 9 5 1 6 . 9 6 ± 2 . 7 1 1 . 4 3 ± 0 . 3 9 3 1 0 . 0 5 8 ± 3 5 . 6 9 1 1 . 5 1 ± 1 . 3 5 9 . 6 9 ± 1 . 3 5 1 . 2 1 ± 0 . 2 5 8 6 . 5 2 8 ± 0 0 . 2 8 2 ± 0 . 0 3
42XX 2 4 . 2 4 ± 2 . 1 4 1 6 . 3 6 ± 1 . 6 5 1 . 4 9 ± 0 . 2 0 3 1 1 . 5 0 0 ± 4 0 . 5 9 9 . 6 9 ± 1 . 3 5 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 0 6 ± 0 . 1 4 6 9 . 1 9 6 ± 9 . 6 8 0 . 2 2 7 ± 0 . 0 6
43XXI 2 2 . 4 2 ± 2 . 1 1 1 8 . 9 3 ± 0 . 2 1 1 . 1 8 4 ± 0 . 2 1 3 3 3 . 1 6 2 ± 3 0 . 6 9 1 0 . 9 3 ± 1 . 3 2 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 2 0 2 ± 0 . 1 2 7 7 . 9 9 2 ± 9 . 2 9 0 . 2 3 4 ± 0 . 0 5
44XXII 2 0 . 6 4 ± 2 . 1 2 1 7 . 6 3 ± 0 . 6 9 1 . 1 7 0 ± 0 . 2 0 2 8 5 . 6 4 8 ± 3 1 . 4 1 1 0 . 9 0 ± 1 . 5 1 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 1 9 9 ± 0 . 1 4 7 7 . 7 7 8 ± 9 . 4 8 0 . 2 7 2 ± 0 . 0 6
45XXIII-XXIV 1 9 . 3 9 ± 3 . 4 5 1 6 . 9 6 ± 2 . 7 1 1 . 1 5 ± 0 . 2 2 2 5 9 . 5 6 5 ± 6 6 . 3 1 1 0 . 9 0 ± 1 . 6 5 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 1 9 ± 0 . 1 8 7 7 . 8 6 2 ± 1 1 . 8 6 0 . 3 0 4 ± 0 . 0 4
46XXV 2 0 . 6 0 ± 2 . 5 3 1 6 . 3 6 ± 2 . 7 1 1 . 2 7 ± 0 . 1 9 2 6 6 . 7 6 8 ± 6 4 . 4 9 1 0 . 3 0 ± 1 . 6 5 9 . 0 9 ± 0 1 . 1 3 ± 0 . 1 8 7 3 . 5 2 9 ± 1 1 . 8 6 0 . 2 8 0 ± 0 . 0 5

Correlation coefficient (r)−0.257−0.3890.191−0.471−0.322−0.5090.087−0.520−0.305

SD: standard deviation.