Journal of Wildlife Management 82: 217-225 Takahashi, MK, S Okada and Y Fukuda. 2017. From embryos to larvae: seven-month-long paternal care by male Japanese giant salamander. Journal of Zoology 302: ...

Only one species, the salamander mussel, relies on giant salamanders called “mudpuppies” to host its larvae. All other species have fish hosts. • Some mussels package their fertilized eggs into ...

NMU Biology Department Head Professor Jill Leonard says the salamander larvae spend the summer in the water. “The larvae are aquatic until the end of the summer and when they get large enough ...