dc.contributor.advisor | Castley, James | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Hero, Jean-Marc | |
dc.contributor.author | Kindermann, Christina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-23T02:53:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-23T02:53:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.25904/1912/1098 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367513 | |
dc.description.abstract | Many 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.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Griffith University | |
dc.publisher.place | Brisbane | |
dc.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
dc.subject.keywords | Stony creek frogs (Litoria wilcoxii) | |
dc.subject.keywords | Camouflage, Frogs | |
dc.subject.keywords | Skin colour change, Frogs | |
dc.subject.keywords | Human chorionic gonadotropin | |
dc.title | Behavioural Ecology, Reproductive Biology and Colour Change Physiology in the Stony Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxii) | |
dc.type | Griffith thesis | |
dc.date.embargoEnd | 2018-03-09 | |
gro.faculty | Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology | |
gro.description.notepublic | In order to comply with copyright Chapters 3,5 and 6 have not been published here. | |
gro.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
dc.contributor.otheradvisor | Narayan, Edward | |
gro.identifier.gurtID | gu1500432524175 | |
gro.source.ADTshelfno | ADT0 | |
gro.source.GURTshelfno | GURT | |
gro.thesis.degreelevel | Thesis (PhD Doctorate) | |
gro.thesis.degreeprogram | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
gro.department | Griffith School of Environment | |
gro.griffith.author | Kindermann, Christina | |