Red-eyed Treefrog Embryos Actively Avoid Asphyxiation Inside Their Eggs
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
Red-eyed treefrog embryos react to environmental oxygen concentration before they have blood or muscular movement. These initial responses to the environment may be critical to the frogs' long-term survival.
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