In search of critically endangered species: the current situation of two tiny salamander species in the Neotropical mountains of Mexico. by Adriana Sandoval-Comte, Eduardo Pineda, José L Aguilar-López

“…We visited 22 sites, investing 672 person-hours of sampling effort in the surveys, and found 201 P. townsendi salamanders in 11 sites and only 13 T. pennatulus salamanders in 5 sites. …”
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Cross-Life Stage Effects of Aquatic Larval Density and Terrestrial Moisture on Growth and Corticosterone in the Spotted Salamander by Julie F. Charbonnier, Jacquelyn Pearlmutter, James R. Vonesh, Caitlin R. Gabor, Zachery R. Forsburg, Kristine L. Grayson

“…Across moisture treatments, smaller salamanders had higher mass-specific growth rates than larger salamanders. …”
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Rapid fixation of non-native alleles revealed by genome-wide SNP analysis of hybrid tiger salamanders by Shaffer H Bradley, Kump D Kevin, Johnson Jarrett R, Fitzpatrick Benjamin M, Smith Jeramiah J, Voss S Randal

“…To assess variation of admixture dynamics, we scored a large panel of markers in five wild hybrid populations formed when Barred Tiger Salamanders were introduced into the range of California Tiger Salamanders.…”
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Vertebrate hosts as islands: dynamics of selection, immigration, loss, persistence and potential function of bacteria on salamander skin by Andrew Howard Loudon, Andrew Howard Loudon, Arvind eVenkataraman, William eVanTreuren, William eVanTreuren, Douglas eWoodhams, Douglas eWoodhams, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Laura Wegener Parfrey, Valerie eMcKenzie, Rob eKnight, Rob eKnight, Rob eKnight, Thomas eSchmidt, Reid eHarris

“…Additionally we performed an experiment where salamanders were either provided or denied a bacterial reservoir and estimated immigration and loss (emigration and local extinction) rates of bacteria on salamanders in both treatments. …”
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Habitat adaptation rather than genetic distance correlates with female preference in fire salamanders (<it>Salamandra salamandra</it>) by Weitere Markus, Junge Claudia, Caspers Barbara A, Steinfartz Sebastian

“…Habitat adaptation of fire salamanders (<it>Salamandra salamandra</it>), as found in Middle Europe (Germany), can be framed in an explicit phylogeographic framework that allows for the evolution of habitat adaptation between distinct populations to be traced. …”
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The prevalence of genome replacement in unisexual salamanders of the genus <it>Ambystoma </it>(Amphibia, Caudata) revealed by nuclear gene genealogy by Bogart James P, Bi Ke, Fu Jinzhong

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Unisexual salamanders of the genus <it>Ambystoma </it>exemplify the most ancient lineage of unisexual vertebrates and demonstrate an extremely flexible reproductive system. …”
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Assessing the Abundance of Caucasian Salamander, Mertensiella caucasica (Caudata, Salamandridae), with N-mixture Model in Northeastern Anatolia by B. Y. Yakın, D. Arslan, K. Çiçek, C. V. Tok

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First record of salamander predation by a <i>Liophis</i> (Wagler, 1830) snake in the Venezuelan Andes by Luis Felipe Esqueda, Marco Natera-Mumaw, Enrique La Marca

“…For the first time is documented the predation of a salamander by Liophis from Venezuela, including a brief overview on the alteration of montane and submontane Andean ecosystem and their effect on the natural dynamic.…”
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Mannosyltransferase Ⅰ Protects Chinese Giant Salamander, <i>Andrias davidianus,</i> against Iridovirus by Jingjing Zhang, Yanlin Dai, Yuding Fan, Nan Jiang, Yong Zhou, Lingbing Zeng, Yiqun Li

Subjects: “…Chinese giant salamander…”
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Unexpected spatial population ecology of a widespread terrestrial salamander near its southern range edge by Raisa Hernández-Pacheco, Chris Sutherland, Lily M. Thompson, Kristine L. Grayson

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Upland Habitat Quality and Historic Landscape Composition Influence Genetic Variation of a Pond-Breeding Salamander by Jeremiah R. Alexander, Chelsea S. Kross, Steven J. Price, Stephen C. Richter, Michael E. Dorcas

“…We used genetic variation as an indicator of population status in a common amphibian species, spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), to determine how amount of suitable upland habitat relates to population status in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina, USA metropolitan area. …”
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A Midsummer Night’s Diet: Snapshot on Trophic Strategy of the Alpine Salamander, <i>Salamandra atra</i> by Luca Roner, Andrea Costa, Paolo Pedrini, Giorgio Matteucci, Stefano Leonardi, Antonio Romano

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United States amphibian imports pose a disease risk to salamanders despite Lacey Act regulations by Patrick J. Connelly, Noam Ross, Oliver C. Stringham, Evan A. Eskew

“…In the United States, a 2016 wildlife trade policy restricted trade in 20 salamander genera in attempts to prevent Bsal introduction. …”
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Thriving in the Cold: Glacial Expansion and Post-Glacial Contraction of a Temperate Terrestrial Salamander (Plethodon serratus). by Catherine E Newman, Christopher C Austin

“…Phylogenetic results show that P. serratus is comprised of multiple genetic lineages, and the four regions are not reciprocally monophyletic. The Appalachian salamanders form a clade sister to all other P. serratus. …”
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Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum by Jan W. Arntzen, Robert Jehle, Ben Wielstra

“…We study a hybridizing pair of salamander species—the morphologically and genetically drastically different newts Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus—with a panel of 32 nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers. …”
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investigate the development of the olfactory organ and its histological structure of the amphibians Salamander Neurergus crocatus crocatus cope by Hane Hammode, Ismaeel Hasan, Shereen Qasim

Subjects: “…amphibians salamander…”
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Modelling cross-scale relationships between climate, hydrology, and individual animals: Generating scenarios for stream salamanders by Philippe eGirard, Jana eLevison, Lael eParrott, Marie eLarocque, Marie-Audray eOuellet, David M. Green

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Environmental DNA method for estimating salamander distribution in headwater streams, and a comparison of water sampling methods. by Izumi Katano, Ken Harada, Hideyuki Doi, Rio Souma, Toshifumi Minamoto

“…In this study, we applied an eDNA method to estimate the distribution of the Japanese clawed salamander, Onychodactylus japonicus, in headwater streams. …”
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Validation of an environmental DNA protocol to detect a stream‐breeding amphibian, the Streamside Salamander (Ambystoma barbouri) by Nicole A. Witzel, Ali Taheri, Brian T. Miller, Rebecca H. Hardman, David I. Withers, Stephen F. Spear, William B. Sutton

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Changes of intestinal microbiota in the giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) during growth based on high-throughput sequencing by Mingcheng Cai, Huan Deng, Hanchang Sun, Wantong Si, Xiaoying Li, Jing Hu, Mengjun Huang, Wenqiao Fan, Wenqiao Fan, Wenqiao Fan

Subjects: “…giant salamander…”
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