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Abstract
The reduction or loss of lungs in some amphibian species is a rare evolutionary occurrence. The discovery of the first lungless frog sheds further light on the physiological, morphological and behavioral changes that allowed sufficient external respiration in the absence of lungs.Mesh：
Year: 2008 PMID： 18460323 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834