Veterinary News

Inbreeding And Amphibian Malformations

Veterinary News
Wed, 02 July 2008
We captured 687 adult and 1259 larval tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum), assessed individuals for gross malformations, and surveyed genetic variation among malformed and normal individuals using both cytoplasmic and nuclear markers. The overall frequency of adults with malformations was 0.078 compared to 0.081 in larval samples.

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