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Salamander: Salamanders
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Sirens have only two legs, but the other salamander species develop four legs as adults, with fleshy toes at the end of each foot. Some species, like paddle-tail newts Pachytriton labiatus and male palmate newts Triturus helveticus, have fully webbed feet with very short toes to help them climb on slippery surfaces. Those that like to dig, such as the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum, have no webbing at all on their feet. A salamander’s hind legs grow more slowly than its front legs. (Frogs and toads are just the opposite. Their hind legs grow more quickly than their front legs.) All four legs on a salamander are so short that its belly drags on the ground.
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Konami later released an enhanced version of Salamander in Japan bearing the American title of Life Force which further fleshes out the organic motif. All of the backgrounds and mechanical enemies are completely redrawn and given organic appearances. The power-up system was ... modified, with the Japanese Life Force using the same power-up gauge as the original Gradius. Some music tracks have been completely changed for this release. The power-up gauge is arranged differently for both players as well.
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The experimental results supported the hypothesis that salamander diversity and abundance would be higher 30 m within Wet Cave compared to 30 m outside Wet Cave. Diversity was examined by comparing the species richness inside the cave (5) compared to outside the cave (2). The Shannon-Weiner and Simpson indexes were calculated to provide information on the abundance of each particular species. Both the Shannon-Weiner and Simpson indexes were higher inside the cave (1.20 and 2.59, respectively) than outside the cave (0.69 and 2.00, respectively). The data supported the hypothesis leading to questions concerning explanations based on the physical properties of the cave as to why this distribution was seen.
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One reason the salamander is vital to the wetland ecosystem is its position in the ecosystem's food web. Terrestrial salamanders eat earthworms, insects, slugs, snails, beetles, and other small invertebrates. They even eat small mice! Sometimes they'll eat aquatic plants. They are not very picky; they'll eat almost anything that fits into their mouth. Aquatic salamanders eat insects, small fish, and tadpoles.
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Mysteriously, some salamander populations are declining even in apparently pristine areas that have not been destroyed for human development. Nonnative predators and competitive species whose range has been extended by humans may threaten salamander populations. They ... appear to suffer at higher than normal rates from diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Although no one knows for sure, many researchers believe that the impacts of competitive species and disease are exacerbated by a variety of environmental problems. These problems include pollution and increased levels of ultraviolet light penetrating the atmosphere as a result of the thinning ozone layer.
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