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| Additional distributional records of Ambystoma laterale, A. jeffersonianum (Amphibia, Caudata) and their unisexual kleptogens in northeastern North America ; American Museum novitates, no. 3627 |
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| Title: | Additional distributional records of Ambystoma laterale, A. jeffersonianum (Amphibia, Caudata) and their unisexual kleptogens in northeastern North America ; American Museum novitates, no. 3627 |
| Other Titles: | Distribution of Ambystoma |
| Authors: | Bogart, James P., 1940- Klemens, Michael W. |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | American Museum novitates, no. 3627 |
| Abstract: | Several species of mole salamanders in the genus Ambystoma are targeted by various state, provincial, and federal agencies for conservation. These salamanders have specific wetland and forested upland habitat requirements that render them vulnerable to environmental alteration. The blue-spotted salamander, Ambystoma laterale (LL) and the Jefferson salamander, A. jeffersonianum (JJ) have both been listed for protection in various parts of their ranges, but the identification of these salamanders is confusing because they often coexist with unisexual individuals that are mostly polyploid and use the sexual species as sperm donors. We used isozyme electrophoresis, blood erythrocytes, and chromosome counts in a continued effort to identify sexual and unisexual individuals in eastern North America. We examined 1377 salamanders from 118 sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Most Pennsylvania salamanders were A. jeffersonianum (JJ) but A. later... |
| Description: | 58 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-26). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5933 |
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