Quantitative and Qualitative Behavioral Measurements to Assess Pain in Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Authors: J. T. Llaniguez, M. A. Szczepaniak, B. H. Rickman, J. G. Gelovani, G. A. Hish, T. M. Cotroneo

Publication/Journal: J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci

Keywords: *Ambystoma mexicanum, Analgesia/*methods, Analgesics/administration & dosage/*pharmacology, animal, animals, behavior, Buprenorphine/administration & dosage/pharmacology, Butorphanol/administration & dosage/pharmacology, laboratory animal science, Pain Management/*veterinary, Pain Measurement/methods/*veterinary, Pain/prevention & control/*veterinary

2020

Are mixed diets beneficial for the welfare of captive axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)? Effects of feeding regimes on growth and behavior

Authors: Dean J. Slight, Hazel J. Nichols, Kevin Arbuckle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: activity, aquatic amphibian, development, environmental enrichment, folklore husbandry, nutrition

2015

Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Larval Ambystomatid Salamanders

Authors: Matthew D. Venesky, Matthew J. Parris, Ronald Altig

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Keywords: ambystoma opacum, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, jaw sheath, life history

2010

Odorant discrimination by tiger salamanders after combined olfactory and vomeronasal nerve cuts

Authors: J. Russell Mason, Michael Meredith, David A. Stevens

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: discrimination, nerve section, odorants, olfactory, salamanders, trigeminal, vomeronasal

1981