Larval alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) feeding
A larval alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) eating a worm underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Form-Function
Project resources related to establishing the patterns of morphological and functional variation among salamander species throughout ontogeny.
Adult fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) feeding
An adult fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) eating a cricket, recorded using high-speed video.
Adult Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii) eating a worm
An adult Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii) eating a worm underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Larval Macedonian crested newt (Triiturus macedonicus) feeding
A larval Macedonian crested newt (Triiturus macedonicus) swallows some food underwater, recorded using high-speed video.
Metamorphosis shapes cranial diversity and rate of evolution in salamanders
Reconstructing the cranial evolution of the salamander using geometric morphometric data from 148 species, we demonstrate that life cycle influences cranial shape diversity and rate of evolution.
Cranial integration in the fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra (Caudata: Salamandridae)
Applying a high-dimensional geometric morphometric approach, we show that size has no significant effect on cranial shape in the Italian fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra giglioli).