Cannibal Tadpoles Aid in Understanding Digestive Evolution
Cannibal Tadpoles Aid in Understanding Digestive Evolution, Nature World News, May 8, 2013. According to NC State researchers, a genetic study of two types of frog tadpoles – a cannibalistic carnivore and a humble algae eater – may play a role in furthering our understanding of the evolution and development of digestive organs. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, Stephanie Bloom and Cris Ledon-Rettig, molecular biomedical sciences, featured.