Chasing dragons in a laboratory cave
Do you like caving ? In early September, Anthony Herrel and I went to Moulis (Ariège, France) to visit the CNRS laboratory cave part of the SETE, hosted by our collaborator Olivier Guillaume, without whom this would not have been…
How do we prepare specimens for scanning?
In order to observe the precise morphology of the head bones, we use a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT scanner). This is a 3D imaging technique using x-rays to see inside an object, slice by slice. For our project, we need to…
Filming salamanders at the Amphibian Foundation
Why salamanders are so special? Were you aware that Salamanders present the most important diversity of developmental strategies among vertebrates? Most salamander species have what we call a biphasic life cycle, meaning that, like the frogs, eggs are laid in…
Larval frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) suction feeding
A larval frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) suction feeding underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Adult axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) suction feeding
An adult axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) suction feeding underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Adult tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) eating a cricket
An adult tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) eating a cricket above water, recorded using high-speed video.
A lesser siren (Siren intermedia) feeding
An adult lesser siren (Siren intermedia) eating a worm underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Anderson’s salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) suction feeding
An Anderson's salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) suction feeding underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) feeding
A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) feeding above water, recorded using high-speed video.
Cranial anatomy of a larval Shovelnose salamander (Desmognathus marmoratus)
Check out this interactive, labeled Sketchfab model of a larval Shovelnose salamander (Desmognathus marmoratus) cranial skeleton.
Catching and filming salamanders at the Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
We traveled to the Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States to catch and film salamanders! In this gallery we share photos of our fieldwork and how we set up the camera and lights to film feeding behaviours.
Presenting at the Biology Meeting in February 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland
We presented our research at the Biology 23 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland - the largest conference of organismic biology in Switzerland!