Implementation of a non-invasive marking technique in the highland axolotl (Ambystoma velasci) (Dugès, 1888)
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The present study was carried out in Loma Alta, municipality of Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico. Thirty individuals of highland axolotl (Ambystoma velasci) were captured with the objective of determining their pattern of natural marks, and to evaluate if these marks change over time or with the growth of the individual, in order to implement a non-invasive natural marking technique. Morphometric measurements were obtained from all individuals. It was determined that all individuals presented a different pattern of natural marks, and these marks remain the same during the life of the individual, wich is why this natural marking technique is proposed for population studies of this species and for others of the genus Ambystoma. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test indicated that the morphometric data obtained did not present a normal distribution, and by comparing the sexes, using a non-parametric Wilcoxon test, it was verified that males have a significantly longer tail length tan females.
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