Salamanders

Researchers did not study the likelihood of extinction.

It is higher when there are a lot of cannibals.

Cannibals were not an indicator of extinction.

It is lower when there are a lot of cannibals.

All ponds

Mountain meadow ponds between 5,000 and 9,600 feet

Mountain meadow ponds between 2,600 and 5,000 feet

All mountain meadow ponds

have special teeth associated with their cannibalistic behavior.

have distinctive physical traits associated with their cannibalistic behavior.

have distinctive physical traits associated with their behavior.

don't have distinctive physical traits associated with their cannibalistic behavior.

Low incidence of disease caused by a bacterial infection

Medium incidence of disease caused by a bacterial infection

There are no disadvantages

High incidence of disease caused by a bacterial infection

Has a wider head

Has a wider head and larger teeth

Eats other salamanders

Has larger teeth

By sight

By taste

By smell

By touch

Insects and Plants

Aquatic crustaceans and insects

Rocks and Sand

Fish and Frogs