... ( Ambystoma mexicanum ) are of special interest for such studies because of their neoteny and facultative pedomorphosis, as in these animals, metamorphosis can be induced and fully controlled in laboratory conditions. It has been suggested that their metamorphosis, associated with gross anatomical changes...

...Kristiaan D’août; Peter Aerts ABSTRACT The kinematics of steady swimming at a wide range of velocities was analysed using high-speed video recordings (500 frames s −1 ) of eight individuals of Ambystoma mexicanum swimming through a tunnel containing stationary water. Animals in the observed size...