Glass frog tadpole lateral line system

Surber, Lisa

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Title

Glass frog tadpole lateral line system

Author(s)

Surber, Lisa

Contributor(s)

Fischer, Eva K.

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior

Abstract

Within the skin of aquatic vertebrates lies a system of tactile sense organs that serves to detect movement and pressure changes. For glass frog tadpoles in the wild, this system facilitates navigation through flowing streams in rainforests and detection of predators. By detecting these environmental changes, tadpoles are then able to change their behavioral patterns to increase their chances of survival. Though this sensory system is vital to individual and population persistence, is not visible to the naked eye. I used a fluorescent dye (DASPEI) and stereomicroscope to reveal and quantify the neuromast organs that make up this system. I am interested in how the organization and position of these organs has evolved to optimize detection of environmental changes. By understanding how vulnerable organisms, like amphibians, interact and adapt to their environment we may better protect them through shifting climates and habitat changes.

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Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132930

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Copyright 2023 Lisa Surber

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