Complete mitochondrial genome of the Small Salamander in Korea, Hynobius unisacculus (Anura: Hynobiidae) by Jae-I. Moon, Kyo-Soung Koo, Mi-Ae Jeon, Jae-Hyeok Choi, Ha-Cheol Seong, Dong-Hyun Lee

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Cutaneous bacteria of the redback salamander prevent morbidity associated with a lethal disease. by Matthew H Becker, Reid N Harris

“…Cutaneous bacteria isolated from redback salamanders, Plethodon cinereus, and mountain yellow-legged frogs, Rana muscosa, inhibit the growth of Bd in vitro. …”
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Habitat quality affects the incidence of morphological abnormalities in the endangered salamander Ambystoma ordinarium. by Carlos Soto-Rojas, Ireri Suazo-Ortuño, José Arturo Montoya Laos, Javier Alvarado-Díaz

“…We registered morphological abnormalities in the salamander Ambystoma ordinarium. We also evaluated the relation between habitat quality and the prevalence of abnormalities in this species. …”
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Effects of muscle dynamics and proprioceptive feedback on the kinematics and CPG activity of salamander stepping by Ijspeert Auke J, Knuesel Jeremie

Variation in salamander tail regeneration is associated with genetic factors that determine tail morphology. by Gareth J Voss, D Kevin Kump, John A Walker, S Randal Voss

“…Following metamorphosis, each salamander's tail tip was amputated and allowed to regenerate, and then amputated a second time and allowed to regenerate. …”
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Ecological observations of Chiropterotriton chiropterus (Caudata: Plethodontidae), an endangered salamander from Mexico by Tereso López-García, Angel I. Contreras-Calvario, Medardo Arreortúa, Guadalupe Méndez-Allende, Carlos A. Flores, Edna González-Bernal

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Reintroduction and Post-Release Survival of a Living Fossil: The Chinese Giant Salamander. by Lu Zhang, Wei Jiang, Qi-Jun Wang, Hu Zhao, Hong-Xing Zhang, Ruth M Marcec, Scott T Willard, Andrew J Kouba

“…Salamanders were monitored every day for survival from April 28th 2013 to September 3rd 2014. …”
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Age‐related changes in the gut microbiota of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) by Mengjie Zhang, Sarah Gaughan, Qing Chang, Hua Chen, Guoqing Lu, Xungang Wang, Liangliang Xu, Lifeng Zhu, Jianping Jiang

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Time and time again: unisexual salamanders (genus <it>Ambystoma</it>) are the oldest unisexual vertebrates by Bi Ke, Bogart James P

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The age of unisexual salamanders of the genus <it>Ambystoma </it>is contentious. …”
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Apparent survival of the salamander <it>Salamandra salamandra </it>is low because of high migratory activity by Schaub Michael, Schmidt Benedikt R, Steinfartz Sebastian

“…In particular, we use the analysis to challenge the common belief that terrestrial salamanders show low migratory activity.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mark-recapture analysis of adult salamanders showed that monthly survival was high (> 90%) without a seasonal pattern. …”
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Multiple stressors produce differential transcriptomic patterns in a stream-dwelling salamander by Timothy A. Clay, Michael A. Steffen, Michael L. Treglia, Carolyn D. Torres, Ana Lilia Trujano-Alvarez, Ronald M. Bonett

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The distribution of the critically endangered salamander Paradactylodon (Afghanodon) mustersi (Smith, 1940) in Afghanistan by Ahmad Samim Ayobi, Rafaqat Masroor, Abdul Basit, Daniel Jablonski

“…The Afghanistan Mountain Salamander, Paradactylodon (Afghanodon) mustersi (Smith, 1940), is an evolutionary old species, listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN Red List. …”
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Sal-Site: Integrating new and existing ambystomatid salamander research and informational resources by Weisrock David W, Monaghan James R, Samuels Amy K, Kump D, Walker John A, Putta Srikrishna, Smith Jeramiah J, Staben Chuck, Voss S

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Salamanders of the genus <it>Ambystoma </it>are a unique model organism system because they enable natural history and biomedical research in the laboratory or field. …”
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The Trophic Niche of Two Sympatric Species of Salamanders (Plethodontidae and Salamandridae) from Italy by Enrico Lunghi, Claudia Corti, Marta Biaggini, Yahui Zhao, Fabio Cianferoni

“…In this study, we assessed the potential mechanisms that allow the coexistence of two generalist salamanders: the Italian cave salamander (<i>Speleomantes italicus</i>) and the fire salamander (<i>Salamandra salamandra</i>). …”
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Limited population and community effects of hatching asynchrony in a pond‐breeding salamander by Thomas L. Anderson, Jacob J. Burkhart, Jacob A. Cianci‐Gaskill, Jon M. Davenport

“…To better understand the effects of phenological variability on both populations and communities, we examined how variation in egg hatching synchrony of predatory marbled salamanders (Ambystoma opacum) impacted intraspecific interactions at the larval stage, ultimately affecting demographic traits and survival through metamorphosis. …”
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Updating salamander datasets with phenotypic and stomach content information for two mainland Speleomantes by Enrico Lunghi, Fabio Cianferoni, Simone Giachello, Yahui Zhao, Raoul Manenti, Claudia Corti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola

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A New Disease Caused by an Unidentified Etiological Agent Affects European Salamanders by Raoul Manenti, Silvia Mercurio, Andrea Melotto, Benedetta Barzaghi, Sara Epis, Marco Tecilla, Roberta Pennati, Giorgio Ulisse Scarì, Gentile Francesco Ficetola

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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Modulates Vomeronasal Neuron Response to Male Salamander Pheromone by Celeste R. Wirsig-Wiechmann, Justin Colvard, Christopher E. Aston, Radhika Dighe, Lynne D. Houck, Pamela W. Feldhoff, Richard C. Feldhoff

“…Whole male pheromone extract containing 3 millimolar agmatine with or without 10 micromolar GnRH was applied to the nasolabial groove of female salamanders for 45 minutes. Immunocytochemical procedures were conducted to visualize and quantify relative agmatine uptake as measured by labeling density of activated vomeronasal neurons. …”
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Field observations of Ambystoma altamirani at near-freezing conditions in the Sierra de las Cruces, Mexico by Renato Sánchez-Sánchez, Olga Méndez-Méndez, Geoffrey R. Smith, Raymundo Montoya- Ayala, Guillermo Woolrich-Piña, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal

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Ramosin: The First Antibacterial Peptide Identified on <i>Bolitoglossa ramosi</i> Colombian Salamander by Laura Medina, Fanny Guzmán, Claudio Álvarez, Jean Paul Delgado, Belfran Carbonell-M

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