Animal Diversity 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073524255
ISBN 13: 978-0-07352-425-2

Chapter 17 - Review Questions - Page 379: 7

Answer

Woodland salamanders internally fertilize their eggs. First, the female salamander must recover a packet of sperm, which are deposited by male salamanders to her cloaca. The sperm then remains in the female's body and fertilizes the eggs before they are laid. Once the eggs are fertilized, the female lays the eggs in small clusters, usually in soft, most places (such as tree logs). The adult salamanders guard the eggs until they are hatched.

Work Step by Step

Woodland salamanders internally fertilize their eggs. First, the female salamander must recover a packet of sperm, which are deposited by male salamanders to her cloaca. The sperm then remains in the female's body and fertilizes the eggs before they are laid. Once the eggs are fertilized, the female lays the eggs in small clusters, usually in soft, most places (such as tree logs). The adult salamanders guard the eggs until they are hatched.
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