Publications

presence and prevalence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in commercial amphibians in mexico city.	in mexico city, native and exotic amphibians are commonly sold through the pet trade. this study investigates the presence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd) in native amphibians being sold at two commercial markets and at a herpetarium in mexico city. a total of 238 individuals (6 genera and 12 species) were tested for bd using real-time polymerase chain reaction (pcr) analysis. there were 197 bd-positive individuals (prevalence 82%) from five species of amphibians. hyla eximia from the mar ...	2014	25632670
evolutionary genetics of metamorphic failure using wild-caught vs. laboratory axolotls (ambystoma mexicanum).	in many organisms metamorphosis allows for an ecologically important habitat-shift from water to land. however, in some salamanders an adaptive life cycle mode has evolved that is characterized by metamorphic failure (paedomorphosis); these species remain in the aquatic habitat throughout the life cycle. perhaps the most famous example of metamorphic failure is the mexican axolotl (ambystoma mexicanum), which has become a focal species for developmental biology since it was introduced into labor ...	2000	10972778