Modern Amphibians

Spermatophore

little balls of sperm that are dropped on the floor (in salamanders)
cloaca

females pick up the spermatophores with their cloaca (in salamanders)
amplexus
- males mount females and wait for her to lay eggs
- "embrace"
foam nests
Paedomorphism
- retaining larval characteristics into adulthood
- evolutionary response to remaining aquatic
aposematic coloration

bright colors to warn predators that they are poisonous

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Modern Amphibians

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Bio 101 lecture 18

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2013-11-12T15:17:10Z