Web Directory

» Axolotls: Genetics and Colour
   Provides an overview of the genetics behind the color variants, wild, melanoid, white and albino.
   http://www.axolotl.org/genetics.htm

» Developmental Biology: Xenopus as a Model System
   Amphibian embryos remained the embryos of choice for experimental embryologists for many decades. This article outlines the attractions of Xenopus laevis, the South African Clawed Frog.
   http://people.ucalgary.ca/~browder/virtualembryo/frogsrus.html

» Frog Genetics: Xenopus Tropicalis Jumps into the Future
   Article which explains why amphibian embryos are one of the favoured systems for elucidating the mechanisms of early development.
   http://faculty.virginia.edu/xtropicalis/overview/amaya.html

» Indiana University Axolotl Colony
   Genetic stock center for supply of embryos, larvae, and adults to laboratories and classrooms throughout the United States and abroad. Includes history, news, and personnel.
   http://www.ambystoma.org/AGSC/

» Salamander Genome Project
   Development of expressed sequence tags (ESTS) and a comprehensive genome map. Includes project overview, linkage maps, and conserved syntenies .
   http://salamander.uky.edu/

» Xenbase
   Xenopus laevis and tropicalis biology and genomics resource.
   http://www.xenbase.org/common/

» Xenopus laevis
   Database focusing on gene expression in the frog, Xenopus laevis. Includes pictorial representations and expression domains.
   http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/molecular_embryology/axeldb.htm