Hi everyone, I'm preparing to work on a project with larval amphibians this spring that will have to begin some time around mid-February or so (it will be a student independent study project and needs to finish by end of semester.) The local amphibians here in Indiana will be breeding too late, so I was hoping to find someone who might already be working with amphibians in the southern US that could potentially send us a few egg clutches or a few dozen larvae in February. Ideally, someone out there is working on project for which they will already have collection permits and could share some extra animals. I'd be interested in any eggs or larvae of *Ambystoma *spp. and any frog tadpoles (except bullfrogs), especially wood frogs, spring peepers, or leopard frogs, and potentially adult (aquatic phase) newts as well.
Let me know if you might be able to help, and we can coordinate any necessary permissions and my payment of expenses. Thank you for your consideration, Brad Carlson -- Bradley E. Carlson​ Assistant Professor of Biology Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Website: carlsonecolab.weebly.com
