Axolotls, which breed well in captivity, are popular research subjects in the fields of aging and regenerative medicine. For humans, aging is inevitable. But axolotls, those cute, smiling ...

Axolotl embryos measure approximately 2–3 ... my senior research project was on the diets of forage fish in Lake Erie. As a graduate student at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY ...

But urban sprawl, contaminated water and non-native fish that like to eat young axolotls have led to the salamander’s near-total collapse, according to population surveys. The axolotl is not the ...

Axolotls are carnivorous, so you’ll want to make sure they have access to a steady diet of various types of meat. They could be worms, insects, small fish, crustaceans, tadpoles, snails ...

An Exotic Animal Veterinarian Helped Us Sort The Best From The Rest Filters for your axolotl tank are necessary to keep your pet healthy by removing waste and providing good bacteria that break down ...

The big problem is that the nun’s species of axolotl only lives in nearby Lake Patzcuaro and it has been pushed to the edge of extinction because of pollution and introduced fish species.

We observed phase-bright inclusions, plaques, and cell lysis indicating the presence of ranavirus in the cell cultures from seven of the eight affected axolotls and one unaffected animal.

Graduate student Joanne Mendez, a biochemistry, molecular, cellular and developmental biology major, studies an axolotl in Associate Professor Crystal Rogers' lab ... Felicia Wang (left), an evolution ...

Scientists recently discovered a new species of worm lizard—a strange limb-less lizard that looks a bit like an oversized ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a celebration of Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander.

These organs, called barbels, help the fish to locate bottom-dwelling prey, such as snails, mussels, clams, crayfish, insect larvae, and fish eggs. Also known as the rock sturgeon, the lake ...

When buying fresh fish there are a few pointers to look for. With whole fish the eyes should be bright and clear, not sunken or dry. Inside the gills should be vivid pink or red, not a dull brown.