Ecologgers, I have an undergraduate student interested in relating amphibian brain asymmetry to various niche components of sympatric species of larval ambystomatid salamanders. While I have considerable experience with larval dissection and asymmetry, I have primarily worked with gut content analyses and limb asymmetries, respectively. I am hoping some of you may be able to direct me towards published protocols for methods in assessing left-right cerebral asymmetry either directly through dissection methods or indirectly through staining techniques that highlight the braincase if this is an acceptable alternative. Any other suggestions are also welcome.
Thanks in advance, Cy -- Cy L. Mott, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biology Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky, USA 42301
