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dc.contributor.advisorCastley, James
dc.contributor.advisorHero, Jean-Marc
dc.contributor.authorKindermann, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:53:54Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/1098
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/367513
dc.description.abstractMany animals possess the remarkable ability to change their skin colour. Colour change can have several potential functions, including communication, thermoregulation and camouflage. However, while the physiological mechanisms and functional significance of colour change in other vertebrates have been well studied, the role of colour change in amphibians is still relatively unknown and a disconnection between morphology, physiology and function exists in the literature (review presented in chapter 2). In this thesis, I investigate these multidisciplinary components to understand the processes and functions of colour change in stony creek frogs (Litoria wilcoxii), which are known to turn bright yellow during the breeding season. By (1 – Chapter 3) examining the distribution and structure of dermal pigment cells, (2– Chapter 4) determining hormonal triggers of rapid colour change, (3– Chapter 5) investigating seasonal colour, hormone and disease relationships and (4– Chapter 6) determining the evolutionary functions of colour change, I provide a comprehensive explanation of this phenomenon in L. wilcoxii.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsStony creek frogs (Litoria wilcoxii)
dc.subject.keywordsCamouflage, Frogs
dc.subject.keywordsSkin colour change, Frogs
dc.subject.keywordsHuman chorionic gonadotropin
dc.titleBehavioural Ecology, Reproductive Biology and Colour Change Physiology in the Stony Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxii)
dc.typeGriffith thesis
dc.date.embargoEnd2018-03-09
gro.facultyScience, Environment, Engineering and Technology
gro.description.notepublicIn order to comply with copyright Chapters 3,5 and 6 have not been published here.
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorNarayan, Edward
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1500432524175
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentGriffith School of Environment
gro.griffith.authorKindermann, Christina


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