Affiliation:
1. S. Randal Voss and M. Ryan Woodcock are affiliated with the Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington. Luis Zambrano (zambrano@ib.unam.mx) is affiliated with the Departamento de Zoología at the Instituto de Biologia at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
Abstract
Abstract
The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an icon of culture, a revered aquarium pet, and a highly valued animal model in biomedical research. Unfortunately, Mexican axolotls are critically endangered in their natural Xochimilco habitat in Mexico City. If axolotls go extinct, current efforts to conserve the Xochimilico ecosystem will be undermined, as will efforts to genetically manage the laboratory populations that are needed to sustain research efforts around the world. A concerted global effort is needed to protect and manage this irreplaceable species in natural and laboratory environments.
Funder
Autoridad de Xochimilco Tlahuac y Milpalta, the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Mexico City Natural Resources Commission
National Institutes of Health
The Army Research Office
NIH
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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