Habitat quality affects the incidence of morphological abnormalities in the endangered salamander Ambystoma ordinarium.

Identification of early warning signals previous to the occurrence of population decline or extinction is a major challenge for the conservation of animal species. Prevalence of morphological abnormalities in a population can be one of these signals. We registered morphological abnormalities in the...

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Main Authors: Carlos Soto-Rojas, Ireri Suazo-Ortuño, José Arturo Montoya Laos, Javier Alvarado-Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5593498?pdf=render