Spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) are an iconic species characterized by a dark body distinctively pigmented with a paired sequence of bright yellow-to-orange spots. These bright black-and-yellow spots are a convergent trait occurring in multiple, distantly related, woodland salamander species. The pigmentation patterns of these salamanders became the focus of a novel class research project for … Continue reading Research Seminar Sponsored by the Department of Science, Mathematics & Technology