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Are axolotls smart?
Axolotls can recognize organisms and shapes from a distance, including people coming to feed them.
One study suggests that salamanders can count to at least three.
To learn more:Uller C, Jaeger R, Guidry G, Martin C. 2003. Salamanders ( Plethodon cinereus) go for more: rudiments of number in an amphibian. Anim Cogn. 6:105-12.
Why are axolotls the most studied salamander model? Axolotls are used because they provide a vertebrate model organism that is easy to rear and breed in the lab. |
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| Origin of avian and amphibian chromosomes by fusion, fission, and retention of ancestral chromosomes |
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Codon Usage Table for Ambystoma Mexicanum generated from 300K codons is now available |
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| Identification of Differentially Expressed Thyroid Hormone Responsive Genes from Brain of the Mexican Axolotl |
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| Axolotl Nanog activity in mouse embryonic stem cells demonstrates that ground state pluripotency is conserved from urodele amphibians to mammals |
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