Environmental Drivers of Local Demography and Size Plasticity in Fire Salamanders (<i>Salamandra salamandra</i>) by Ulrich Sinsch

“…I collected 192 individuals at two localities per stream, measured snout–vent length, clipped a toe for posterior skeletochronological age determination, and released salamanders in situ again. Populations were similar in age distribution. …”
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A new species of lotic breeding salamander (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) from Shikoku, Japan by Sally Kanamori, Kanto Nishikawa, Masafumi Matsui, Shingo Tanabe

“…Background Hynobius hirosei is a lotic-breeding salamander endemic to Shikoku Island in western Japan. …”
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Tonic immobility behaviour does not differ between fire salamander larvae from ponds and streams by Laura Schulte, Barbara A. Caspers

“…During our field studies with fire salamander larvae, we observed that larvae from different habitats display tonic immobility after handling. …”
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Comparative development and ocular histology between epigean and subterranean salamanders (Eurycea) from central Texas by Ruben U. Tovar, Valentin Cantu, Brian Fremaux, Pedro Gonzalez Jr, Amanda Spikes, Dana M. García

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Quality Characteristics and Moisture Mobility of Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) Jerky during Roasting Process by Wengang Jin, Xiaohua Chen, Jingzhang Geng, Jing Jin, Jinjin Pei, Ruichang Gao, Dejing Chen

“…Quality attributes and water mobility of giant salamander jerkies (GSJs) during roasting process (160°C, for 0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 min) were investigated. …”
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Status and Life History Traits of <i>Simpsonaias ambigua</i> (Salamander Mussel) in Ontario, Canada by Isabel Porto-Hannes, Kelly A. McNichols-O’Rourke, Mandy P. Gibson, Todd J. Morris

“…<i>Simpsonaias ambigua</i> (Salamander Mussel) is a freshwater mussel of the Family Unionidae endemic to North America, and it is considered endangered across most of its range. …”
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Food and light availability induce plastic responses in fire salamander larvae from contrasting environments by Raluca Ioana Băncilă, Florina Stănescu, Rodica Plăiaşu, Ioana Nae, Diana Székely, Sabina E. Vlad, Dan Cogălniceanu

“…Here, we test for plasticity in growth and development of fire salamander larvae (Salamandra salamandra) from subterranean and surface habitats, in response to contrasting food availability and light conditions. …”
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Streambed microstructure predicts evolution of development and life history mode in the plethodontid salamander <it>Eurycea tynerensis</it> by Bonett Ronald M, Chippindale Paul T

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Habitat variation strongly influences the evolution of developmentally flexible traits, and may drive speciation and diversification. The plethodontid salamander <it>Eurycea tynerensis </it>is endemic to the geologically diverse Ozark Plateau of south-central North America, and comprises both strictly aquatic paedomorphic populations (achieving reproductive maturity while remaining in the larval form) and more terrestrial metamorphic populations. …”
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Seasonal change and phylogenetic position of Kamegainema cingula (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) parasitic in Japanese giant salamanders by Karin Tsuchida, Misako Urabe, Kanto Nishikawa

“…Kamegainema cingula (Linstow, 1902) (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) parasitizes subcutis of cryptobranchid salamanders in Japan and the U.S.A. Kamegainema is a monotypic genus including only K. cingula. …”
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Different patterns of introgression in a three species hybrid zone among European cave salamanders by Giacomo Bruni, Andrea Chiocchio, Giuseppe Nascetti, Roberta Cimmaruta

“…Here, we describe a previously unreported hybrid zone in the Northern Apennines involving all the three Plethodontid salamander species inhabiting the Italian Peninsula. …”
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Molecular cloning, characterization and evolutionary analysis of leptin gene in Chinese giant salamander, Andrias davidianus by Tian Hai-feng, Hu Qiao-mu, Meng Yan, Xiao Han-bing

“…An intron was identified between the coding exons of A. davidianus leptin, which indicated that the leptin is present in the salamander genome and contains a conserved gene structure in vertebrates. …”
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Genetic diversity and structure of two endangered mole salamander species of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt by Octavio Monroy-Vilchis, Rosa-Laura Heredia-Bobadilla, Martha M. Zarco-González, Víctor Ávila-Akerberg, Armando Sunny

“…Effective population size was small but similar to that of the studies from other mole salamanders with restricted distributions or with recently fragmented habitats. …”
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Variation in Articular Cartilage Thickness Among Extant Salamanders and Implications for Limb Function in Stem Tetrapods by Julia L. Molnar

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An integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a new species of lotic Hynobius salamander from Japan by Hisanori Okamiya, Hirotaka Sugawara, Masahiro Nagano, Nikolay A. Poyarkov

“…We examine the phylogenetic structure and morphological differentiation within the Hynobius kimurae–H. boulengeri species complex—a widely-distributed group of stream-breeding hynobiid salamanders, inhabiting montane areas of western, central and eastern parts of Honshu Island, Japan. …”
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Habitat selection and refuge‐use by a color polymorphic salamander reveal behavioral niche differences by Cory S. Straub, Rosella G. Cuomo, Gabriel Jimenez

“…Abstract Color polymorphic species provide an excellent opportunity to investigate the ecology and evolution of intraspecific niche differences. The red‐backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus, is a fully terrestrial lungless salamander with two common color forms, striped and unstriped. …”
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Mutual Avoidance in the Spectacled Salamander and Centipede: A Discrepancy between Exploratory Field and Laboratory Data by Francesco Cerini, Claudio Pardo, Davide Taurozzi, Benedetta Gambioli, Leonardo Vignoli

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Extraction Process Optimization，Purification and Characterization Analysis of Glycoprotein from the Mucus of Chinese Giant Salamander by Jiacheng TANG, Jianqiang BAO, Yanjie CHEN, Qianyi SHAN, Kecheng HUANG, Xuan GONG

Subjects: “…chinese giant salamander mucus glycoprotein (mgp)…”
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Microarray analysis of a salamander hopeful monster reveals transcriptional signatures of paedomorphic brain development by Putta Srikrishna, Smith Jeramiah J, Boley Meredith A, Page Robert B, Voss Stephen R

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Mexican axolotl (<it>Ambystoma mexicanum</it>) is considered a hopeful monster because it exhibits an adaptive and derived mode of development - paedomorphosis - that has evolved rapidly and independently among tiger salamanders. Unlike related tiger salamanders that undergo metamorphosis, axolotls retain larval morphological traits into adulthood and thus present an adult body plan that differs dramatically from the ancestral (metamorphic) form. …”
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Two salamander species respond differently to timber harvests in a managed New England forest by Angus Mossman, Max R. Lambert, Mark S. Ashton, Jessica Wikle, Marlyse C. Duguid

“…Methods Here we report on the differential responses of two salamander species—the eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus Green) and the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens Rafinesque)—to forest harvesting, by examining communities across a 25-year chronosequence of regenerating shelterwood harvests. …”
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The amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in fully aquatic salamanders from Southeastern North America. by Matthew W H Chatfield, Paul Moler, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki

“…Little is known about the impact that the pathogenic amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has on fully aquatic salamander species of the eastern United States. As a first step in determining the impacts of Bd on these species, we aimed to determine the prevalence of Bd in wild populations of fully aquatic salamanders in the genera Amphiuma, Necturus, Pseudobranchus, and Siren. …”
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