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Ambystoma mavortium

Common names: Arizona Tiger Salamander, Arizona tiger salamander, Arizona tiger salamanders, tiger salamanders, tiger salamander, Arizona Tiger Salamanders, salamanders, paedomorphic tiger salamanders, Tiger Salamander, eastern tiger salamander

Authority: Hallowell

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Ambystomatidae

Roles: study subject, predator, referenced species, indicator species

ITIS TSN: 668193

Synonyms: A. m. nebulosum, Arizona tiger salamanders, A. mavortium, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum, Arizona tiger salamander, tiger salamanders, salamanders, Ambystoma tigrinum, A. t. nebulosum, Arizona Tiger Salamanders, YOY, young-of-the-year, paedomorphs, larvae, A. tigrinum, A. tigrinum nebulosum, salamander, Ambystoma

External: iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 126 | Mentions: 147

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Publications (130)

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Can Social Dynamics and Conspecific Density Influence the Intensity and Distribution of Tiger Salamander Biofluorescence?

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Does Biofluorescence Vary with Ontogeny and Body Size in the Arizona Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum)?

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INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE PREDATORS AND PREY IN SUBALPINE PONDS

Ambystoma mavortium

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Publications (130)

Can Social Dynamics and Conspecific Density Influence the Intensity and Distribution of Tiger Salamander Biofluorescence?

Does Biofluorescence Vary with Ontogeny and Body Size in the Arizona Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum)?

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE PREDATORS AND PREY IN SUBALPINE PONDS

Metabolic rates of Arizona tiger salamanders in a multipond subalpine basin

Spatial and temporal variation in climate and conflict explains 35 years of developmental plasticity in a polyphenism

Biofluorescence in Arizona Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma mavortium nebulsoum) as an indicator of sexual readiness

Effects of elevation on salamander life strategies

Salamanders impact on L. externus population densities

Documents (13)

Appendix 2 List of Designated Colorado Natural Areas, List of Registered Colorado Natural Areas, List of Identified Colorado Natural Areas

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Environmental Assessment Taylor Loop Recreation Project

Environmental Focus Group Findings on Snodgrass

Environmental Focus Group Findings on Snodgrass

Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Uncompahgre Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan, Colorado

Co-occurring Species

Beetles

Limnephilus externus

Zooplankton

aquatic insects

Branchinecta coloradensis

Trichoptera

Odonata

Dragonflies

Chironomidae

Asynarchus nigriculus

The effects of natural sun exposure on the intensity and distribution of salamander biofluorescence

Bio-fluorescence in Cannibalism Interactions in MCNP Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum Population

Biofluorescence as a Mechanism of Sexual Selection in Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum

Climate mediates the trade-offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism

Polyphenism predicts actuarial senescence and lifespan in tiger salamanders

The effects of cattle derived nutrients on growth rates of Arizona Tiger Salamander hatchlings in pastureland

Biofluorescence in Polymorphic Tiger Salamanders ( Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum)

Biofluorescence in Polymorphic Tiger Salamanders ( Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum)

Changes in the biofluorescence of Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum with age

Contrasting short-and long-term outcomes of pairwise interactions between caddisflies at a hydrologically heterogeneous range margin

Cross-trophic-level dynamics in aquatic ecosystems and their application across ecological contexts

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

Limnephilus externus Case Grazing

The Impact of Environmental Factors on Arizona Tiger Salamander Larval Growth

The role of environmental variation in mediating fitness trade-offs for an amphibian polyphenism

<i> Limnephilus externus </i> Case Grazing Effects on Predation

Effects of a range-shifting caddisfly on life histories of a top predator in high elevation ponds

Efficacy and Uses of PIT Tag Telemetry in Salamanders From the Western USA: ,<i> Aneides vagrans </i>, <i> Ensatina eschscholtzii </i>, and <i> Ambystoma mavortium </i>

Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient

Biotic interactions at species’ range limits in a changing climate

Effects of Native and Non-native Predators on Aquatic Communities

Experimental Validation of Biophysical Models of Tiger Salamanders (<i> Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum </i>)

From animals to ecosystem processes: Predicting functional outcomes of climate-driven changes in animal communities through species traits

Morph and Sex differences in prey selectivity of tiger salamanders (<i> Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum </i>)

Temperature Selection in the Arizona Tiger Salamander (<i> Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum </i>)

Morph- and sex-specific differences in corticosterone of Arizona tiger salamanders (<i>Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum</i>)

Morph- and sex-specific differences in corticosterone of Arizona tiger salamanders (<i>Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum</i>)

Temporal Variation of Thermal Microhabitat Use of Tiger Salamanders

Tracing phenology trends in time and space using herbarium data and citizen science observations in western Colorado

A Graph Theoretic Approach to Detecting Keystone Predators

Aquatic Habitat use of Alpine Tiger Salamanders

Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors

Lifetime Fitness, Sex-Specific Life History, and the Maintenance of a Polyphenism

Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics

Nutrient excretion rates of common aquatic taxa in high elevation ponds at the Mexican Cut

Spreading the Disease: Using Tiger Salamanders as Sentinels of Chytrid Fungus for BorealToad Restoration

Modeling the population dynamics and community impacts of <i>Ambystoma tigrinum</i>: A case study of phenotype plasticity

Neighborhood Influence on Plant Interactions with Seed-Eating Flies and Pollinating Bees

A PIT tagging technique for Ambystomatid salamanders

A model of inter-cohort cannibalism and paedomorphosis in Arizona tiger salamanders, <i>Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum</i>

Natal philopatry varies with larval condition in salamanders

Prey responses to predatorâ€™s sounds: a review and empirical study.

Larval growth in polyphenic salamanders: making the best of a bad lot

Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes

Does species diversity of caddisflies enhance detritus breakdown and nutrient release in temporary ponds?

Consumptive and nonconsumptive effects of cannibalism in fluctuating age-structured populations

Reinforcing abiotic and biotic time constraints facilitate the broad distribution of a generalist with fixed traits