Stream use and population characteristics of the endangered salamander,Ambystoma altamirani, from the Arroyo Los Axolotes, State of Mexico, Mexico
| Autor: | Geoffrey R. Smith, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Raymundo Montoya Ayala, Ángeles Hernández Ruíz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
education.field_of_study Egg masses biology Ecology Water flow media_common.quotation_subject Population 010607 zoology Endangered species Vegetation 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Substrate (marine biology) biology.animal Salamander Environmental science Metamorphosis education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Southwestern Naturalist. 61:28-32 |
| ISSN: | 1943-6262 0038-4909 |
| DOI: | 10.1894/0038-4909-61.1.28 |
| Popis: | We report on the natural history of Ambystoma altamirani from the Arroyo Los Axolotes, State of Mexico. Ambystoma altamirani used stream sites that hold a greater volume of water, higher dissolved oxygen levels, and faster moving water compared with those without A. altamirani. They used sites with grassy vegetation, and mud and sandy substrate. Males were larger than females. We observed three egg masses in June 2015 (mean = 21 eggs). Metamorphosis occurred between 62 and 70 mm snout–vent length. Our results indicate that Arroyo Los Axolotes must be managed to maintain conditions and water flow amenable to the persistence of A. altamirani. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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