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Axolotl, by Julio Cortazar (View In-Browser | Download .doc | Picture of Julio Cortazar 1 | Picture of Julio Cortazar 2)

Axolotl Myths Activity

What's an Axolotl?

An Appetizer for Alexander (Poem)

Poem by Octavio Paz

Lake Xochimilco

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Axolotl Internal Organs

External Body Parts

Life Stages (.jpg | .psd)

Regeneration

Gastrulation (.psd | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5)

Stages

Embryo Stage Series

Stages 1-13

Stages 14-22

Stages 23-30

Stages 31-35

Stages 36-40

Stages 41-44

Natural History

Lake Xochimilco | Angle 1 (Small) | Angle 2 (Small) | Angle 3

Xochimilco Canal (Angle 1 | Angle 2)

Fishing in the Canal (On the Canal | Fish that Axolotls Eat in the Wild | Catching Axolotls)

Mesoamerica Map

Aztec Drawings (1 | 2 | 3)

Chimeras Made by High School Students

Head Grafts (1 | 2)

Animal Pix

5 Axolotls

Closeup of an Axolotl's Front (White and Black of Second Image)

Axolotl and Tiger Salamander

Axolotl Leg

Single Axolotl

Another Axolotl

A Third Axolotl!

3 Axolotls in an Aquarium

Tub o' Females

Whites and Albinos

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Information for Teachers

Introduction & Husbandry

Regeneration

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Intro to Development

Lithium Chloride Protocol (.doc | .ppt)

Retinoic Acid Effects

Retinoic Acid Protocol