Ep. 284 : Annika Wilcox, Salamanbro

About this episode

Byron interviews Annika Wilcox about her passion for salamanders and the complexities of their breeding behaviors.

After my recent jaunt to go visit some migrating salamanders, I had so many questions. For years I have been making my pilgrimage to visit the salamanders as they make their ways to their breeding pools. All the while, I have been reading about “Unisexual Ambystomas” and was confused by the complexity of “the complex”, a small group of closely related salamanders and sperm stealers. Yeah, sperm stealers. After I heard some friends had ran into a local salamander afficionado, Annika Wilcox, I asked if she would like to hang out on air for an hour to discuss her love for the Order Urodela . I had so many questions of my own, along with questions from roommates, pals, and some of my students. I hope this helps us all learn a little bit more about those wild weird and wonderful amphwibians ( see what I did there? ). To learn more : Ep. 282 : Spotted Salamander Migration

People in this episode

Host: Byron

Guest: Annika Wilcox

Topics covered

• salamanders
• migration
• amphibians
• Unisexual Ambystomas
• breeding pools

Keywords

• salamanders
• migration
• Unisexual Ambystomas
• breeding pools
• amphibians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ep. 282 : Spotted Salamander Migration

Places: Order Urodela

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