Welcome to the Amphibian Growth Project. We are interested in almost anything about amphibian biology, but we are focused on aspects of amphibian growth, development, and life history biology.
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NEWS!
It’s Fall 2026 and this means the new group is here! Welcome Cassidy and Erik. Check them out on our “who we are” page.
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CONGRATULATIONS to former AGPers Emily Bierbaum and Tyler Brock. This summer, they both successfully defended their PhD dissertations (at Tulsa and Ol Miss, respectively) and now are off on their next steps as Drs. Bierbaum and Brock! Emily is doing a postdoc on cladoceran eyes at Texas Tech and Tyler just started teaching at Sewanee (AKA Univ. of the South).
Tyler (above) just bought a fake salamander. Emily (right) is presenting her work on eye evolution in plethodontid salamanders.
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The AGP had a lovely visit from the great Shawn Kuchta of Ohio University. Shawn came to Hammond a few days before the amazing 2026 JMIH that happened in July in New Orleans. During his visit, we talked lots of biology and species (of course), but especially we took Shawn to the indescribable Mystery House in Abita Springs! (see the section on living in Hammond)
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CLICK ON THE SALAMANDER TO SEE MORE SALAMANDERS (and some frogs too). Want species id’s? Just contact anyone on the “who we are” page.
