ventrolateral
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Scientists now have concrete evidence that two groups of cells—the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus and the parafacial zone in the brain stem—are involved in prompting SWS.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2015
That ventrolateral glands developed independently in five species of frogs in southern México and northern Central America and not in any of the other approximately 500 species of hylids in the world is untenable.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
There are no ventrolateral glands, glandular area on the chin, or enlarged prepollex.
From Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V by Duellman, William E.
As stated in the diagnosis of the genus, the only character that sets this group of species apart from other hylids is the presence of ventrolateral glands in the breeding males.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
In breeding males having well-developed ventrolateral glands the lateral white stripe often is obliterated.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
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