Physiological and morphological correlates of extreme acid tolerance in larvae of the acidophilic amphibian Litoria cool

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Physiological and morphological correlates of extreme acid tolerance in larvae of the acidophilic amphibian Litoria cooloolensis Edward A. Meyer1   · Craig E. Franklin1   · Rebecca L. Cramp1  Received: 28 January 2020 / Revised: 3 September 2020 / Accepted: 20 September 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract The Cooloola sedgefrog (Litoria cooloolensis) is one of a number of frog species endemic to the coastal sandy lowlands of east Australia exhibiting remarkable tolerance to dilute waters of low pH (