1969•Canadian Journal of ZoologyRequires access
The respiratory importance of vascularization of the tadpole operculum in Rana catesbeiana Shaw
Norman Gradwell
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Abstract
Capillary densities in the opercular membrane of the bullfrog tadpole are consistent with the postulate that this membrane has the respiratory function of increasing the surface area for blood ventilation. The arteries and veins of the opercular membrane are mapped and identified for the first time in an anuran tadpole.