Article: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians).(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Caecilians
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science;      557 words ... ... or termites. The skull of caecilians is heavily boned, and the ... methods of these animals. Caecilians have internal fertilization ... amphibians. About one-half of caecilian species lay eggs that are ... occurs. The other species of caecilians are viviparous, meaning the ...

Article: Rare fossils of enigmatic amphibian. (caecilians)
Science News;  October 27, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... record of ancient caecilians has long consisted ... cache of ancient caecilian bones that offers ... the other known caecilian remains, report ... bones. Modern caecilians show no trace of ... Some argue that caecilians evolved from a ... the problem over caecilian origins, at least ...

Article: caecilian
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      412 words ...caecilian , any of the legless, tailless ... Caecilidae. Most adult caecilians resemble earthworms superficially ... sensory tentacle. The eyes of caecilians are nearly functionless, and some species are eyeless. Caecilians are found in swampy places ...

Article: Offspring feed on yummy mummy skin.(caecilians)(Brief ...
Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication;  September 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... offspring eat her skin. The animal is a type of amphibian called a caecilian. Caecilians look like worms or snakes because they don't have limbs. The species of caecilian that the scientists observed is called Boulengerula taitanus and lives ...

Dictionary definition: Caecilian
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church;      289 words ...Caecilian (d. before 343), Bp. of Carthage from 311 or perhaps 307. His importance ... The rigorist party at Carthage consecrated a rival bishop, urging that Caecilian's consecration was invalid on the ground that he had been consecrated ...

Dictionary definition: caecilians
A Dictionary of Zoology;      218 words ...caecilians See APODA .

Article: Reproductive Biology Associates announces birth of ...
PR Newswire;  January 21, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... metro Atlanta hospital, announced Reproductive Biology Associates, the in vitro fertilization ... over five years to have a baby. Reproductive Biology Associates, an Atlanta-based ... principal of the clinic, reported that Reproductive Biology Associates currently has two on ...