Jan
Site Contributor
For those of you who have kept terrestrial ambystomatids as long term captives, have you noticed dorsal or ventral changes in colors, spot shapes or patterns as the animal ages? I have observed this in A. Tigrinum and made comments to this effect on various discussions in this forum yet I haven't noticed other keepers either refuting or substantiating this observation. So, I thought it would be worthwhile to hear from the community.
For ecological studies, pattern matching methods are getting increased attention as a means of tracking and identifying animals as a less invasive method. It is being discussed here: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-...toma-year-plus-belly-patterns.html#post419347
As long term keepers, we are uniquely positioned to observe changes where field researchers may not have this advantage. Please share your experiences and if you have pictures that you can post, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jan
For ecological studies, pattern matching methods are getting increased attention as a means of tracking and identifying animals as a less invasive method. It is being discussed here: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-...toma-year-plus-belly-patterns.html#post419347
As long term keepers, we are uniquely positioned to observe changes where field researchers may not have this advantage. Please share your experiences and if you have pictures that you can post, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jan