Salamander (IMAGE)

Penn State

Salamander

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The researchers demonstrated that glow sticks -- cheap, self-contained, short-term light-sources -- attract Eastern newts, Jefferson salamanders, spotted salamanders and wood frogs to funnel traps set in vernal pools where they come to reproduce in the spring.

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David Munoz, Penn State

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