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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Übertragung von Verhaltensweisen durch Transplantation von Anlagen neuroanatomischer Strukturen bei Amphibienlarven: I. Xenoplastischer Austausch von Nachhirnanlagen zwischen Xenopus laevis und Hymenochirus boettgeri (Amphibia, Anura)1

Ewald Rössler

subject

LarvaHymenochirus boettgeriHost (biology)XenopusAnatomyBiologybiology.organism_classificationTransplantationMedulla oblongataGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesAnimal Science and ZoologyNeural plateEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Environmental Science

description

By transplantation of parts of the neural plate (latter medulla oblongata) from Xenopus laevis (Daud.) to Hymenochirus boettgeri (Torn.) larval chimaeras were obtained, which showed donorlike rhythmical movements of the mouth and pharyngeal region, movements which the host species lacks. Nevertheless, some of these tadpoles were still able to catch small prey in a reaction which is typical for the host and lacking in the donor.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1976.tb00481.x