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	Mudpuppy
		Mudpuppies are primarily nocturnal, but may be active during they day in muddy or weed-choked water.
		Mudpuppies are heavily taken out of their natural environment as pets.
		Mudpuppies are often caught by fisherman and then killed because they are believed to be detrimental to sports fishing.
	www.earlham.edu /~lanest/mudpuppy.htm (1071 words)

	Mudpuppy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mudpuppies or Waterdogs are a family of aquatic salamanders.
		Mudpuppies are unique among amphibians in that they spend their entire lives underwater, never developing air-breathing lungs.
		Progenesis is common for mudpuppies, enabling them to reach sexual maturity in their larval state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mudpuppy (249 words)

	Common Mudpuppy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of aquatic salamander found throughout the northeastern United States, and parts of Canada.
		Mudpuppies prefer shallow water with lots of places to hide, but have been found at depths of up to 90 feet.
		The common mudpuppy is nocturnal, but can be active in the day in muddy or weed-choked waters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Necturus_maculosus (181 words)

	Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus
		Mudpuppies are found in eastern Minnesota along the Mississippi (not past St. Anthony Falls, however) and St. Croix Rivers and some tributaries of them.
		Mudpuppies are found in medium to large rivers and lakes with all types of bottoms.
		Mudpuppies probably do not have keen eyesight and rely heavily upon olfactory cues to find their prey.
	www.herpnet.net /Minnesota-Herpetology/salamanders/mudpuppy.html (418 words)

	Bay Weekly: This Week's Top Story
		Mudpuppy D laid down his tongs, sat on a bucket turned upside down and looked at the pile of oysters heaped on the deck of his boat.
		Mudpuppy was about to start culling the oysters when he was startled by the sight of a large blue heron on the stern of the boat.
		Mudpuppy made a mental note to remember that tidbit of information for later, but he was stuck on the enlightenment thing.
	www.bayweekly.com /year02/issue10_01/lead10_01.html (1638 words)

	<Mudpuppy>
		The common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a medium sized aquatic salamander found in clear lakes and streams of the Tennesse River drainage in Virginia.
		Presently, mudpuppies are not federally protected, but are under constant threat from pollution and other human disturbances such as fishing, when they are frequently discarded on land.
		The mudpuppy is not commonly kept as a pet but is sometimes used by the scientific community for experimentation.
	www.thevlm.org /teacherscorner/onlineresources/Mudpuppy.php (219 words)

	Mudpuppy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Mudpuppy can advise you as necessary and put you in touch with reputable professionals.
		You can have as many or as few sessions as you like, when you like, and on-going phone back-up means that you can get help when you need it, even if you haven't had a session for months.
		Mudpuppy remains committed to solving your problems for as long as you are and won't give up on you or your dog.
	www.mudpuppy.co.nz /training.html (491 words)

	Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) in the Tidal Hudson River, with Comments on its Status as Native, The Northeastern ...
		The Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque 1818) is a strictly aquatic salamander that exhibits paedomorphic characters such as retention of external gills in the adult.
		The lampricide, TFM, is lethal to mudpuppies (Maison 1998).
		The purpose of this paper is to summarize historical and recent records of the Mudpuppy in the tidal Hudson River and to discuss the origin of this species in the Hudson River drainage.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200401/ai_n9442378 (917 words)

	Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) in the Tidal Hudson River, with Comments on its Status as Native, The Northeastern ...
		The Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque 1818) is a strictly aquatic salamander that exhibits paedomorphic characters such as retention of external gills in the adult.
		The lampricide, TFM, is lethal to mudpuppies (Maison 1998).
		The purpose of this paper is to summarize historical and recent records of the Mudpuppy in the tidal Hudson River and to discuss the origin of this species in the Hudson River drainage.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200401/ai_n9442378 (412 words)

	What does a mudpuppy eat? - BlurtIt
		The mudpuppy is the largest and most widespread of the proteids, sometimes growing to lengths of over 40 centimetres.
		The mudpuppy is generally nocturnal and it emerges to hunt for its prey only at night, although it may be active in the day in the shade of dense weed.
		Mudpuppies can live in a variety of water qualities – if the water is not very rich in oxygen, they have larger gills to compensate.
	www.blurtit.com /q961966.html (211 words)

	Common Mudpuppy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Mudpuppies are large aquatic salamanders that can reach 17 inches in length.
		Mudpuppies live in streams and impoundments where they hide under rocks and debris and in furrows or under bank overhangs during the day.
		Mudpuppies probably occur throughout West Virginia but most known locations are in the Allegheny Plateau.
	www.marshall.edu /herp/Salamanders/mudpuppy.htm (207 words)

	ANIMAL Teachers: Cold-blooded Ones: Mudpuppy
		The greatest difference between Mudpuppy and other Salamanders is that She lives solely in the water.
		Mudpuppy makes her home under large flat rocks or in underwater holes of riverbanks.
		Because Mudpuppy is active in the winter, people fishing on ice-covered lakes have sometimes mistaken Her for a strange monster.
	www.funkman.org /animal/reptile/mudpuppy.html (384 words)

	Richmond: At Mudpuppy's Tub & Scrub, owners can nosh while their dogs get washed
		Mudpuppy's has been as much a part of Point Isabel as pooper scooper bags since it was started a decade ago by two women who outfitted a trailer with tubs, brushes and chew toys.
		Mudpuppy's is a natural fit at Point Isabel, which draws bicyclists, fishermen, sailboarders and birdwatchers who can take in the breathtaking views along the 21-acre parcel of East Bay Regional Park District land.
		Shelby and Van Winkle, who have been coming to Mudpuppy's for years, were impressed by the six new tubs, the bright blue walls and the ample space for people and dogs.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/26/EBG6P9TQ921.DTL (925 words)

	Mudpuppy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		As the name implies, mudpuppy's (Necturus maculosus) prefer a habitat of deep, muddy water in large rivers, streams and ponds.
		Mudpuppies breed from April to June, producing 30 - 190 eggs during the season.
		The mudpuppy was the center of an Ohio mystery in the early 19th century.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1030 (271 words)

	Mudpuppy - WDNR
		Mudpuppies live in lakes and rivers, preferring large flat rock microhabitats although large riprap (piled boulders) may also be used.
		The mudpuppy is host to the state-endangered salamander mussel, which would presumably go extinct if the mudpuppy was eliminated.
		The rumor that mudpuppies are poisonous is false.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/er/herps/amphibians/mudpuppy.htm (144 words)

	Mudpuppy -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic
		Mudpuppies live on the bottoms of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, and never leave the water.
		Mudpuppies are easily distinguishable by their bushy, red external gills, which they grow as larva and never lose.
		Mudpuppies are common throughout their range and have no special conservation status.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/amphibians/mudpuppy.html (340 words)

	Mudpuppy 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Mudpuppies are paedomorphic; they undergo a partial metamorphosis and retain some juvenile characteristics as adults.
		About the only obvious change in an adult mudpuppy is the loss of their larval stripes; their color is a uniform brown with blue-fl spots.
		It is believed that adult mudpuppies do not occupy the same habitat throughout the year but undertake migrations during the breeding season.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/mudpup2.html (523 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; amphibians: Necturus maculosus
		Size: The Mudpuppy is the largest of the Waterdogs, reaching lengths of 20 - 33 cm (8 - 13 in).
		The Mudpuppy lives in a variety of habitats, from streams to weedy ponds.
		The Mudpuppy is found in extreme north Georgia, in larger streams which are part of the Tennessee River drainage.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/amphibians/caudata/proteidae/nmaculosus.html (331 words)

	Welcome to Camp Chestnut Ridge: Summer Camp '06: Mudpuppy Majors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Mudpuppy life is built around a core small group with consistent staff leadership each day.
		Mudpuppies are assigned to a small group of 8-14 campers and spend the week with two counselors who oversee the group's formation and activities.
		For residential purposes, Mudpuppies are housed with Waterdogs and may be involved in camp-wide activities in the evenings.
	www.campchestnutridge.org /summer_camp/majors_mudpuppy.htm (167 words)

	Mudpuppy Picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		A female mudpuppy constructs a nests by excavating under rocks, logs or other cover in submerged bottom sediments.
		Eggs are attached by the outer envelopes with a short stalk.
		mudpuppies inhabit vegetation-choked or muddy habitats during the day.
	www.thejump.net /id/mudpuppy-picture.htm (66 words)

	Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) - WNYHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Mudpuppies found in deeper colder water tend to have smaller gills then those specimens found in shallower and warmer water.
		The Mudpuppy can be found in a variety of aquatic habitats from shallow, muddy pools to streams, rivers, ponds to deep lakes.
		Mudpuppies are primarily nocturnal and feed on small fish, insects, worms and crayfish.
	www.wnyherp.org /field-guide/amphibian/salamanders/mudpuppy.php (258 words)

	WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WITH A WARMED-UP MUDPUPPY?
		A. - Mudpuppies in your region of the country live naturally beneath frozen lakes and rivers during the winter.
		In this case, put the mudpuppy in a plastic bag filled with the water you are currently keeping it in and place the bag in the river water for several minutes so the temperature changes gradually.
		Open the bag and release the mudpuppy when it is ready to swim out, preferably alongside a bank it can hide under to avoid predatory fish.
	www.uga.edu /~srel/ecoview2-10-03.htm (640 words)

	Digimorph - Necturus maculosus (Common Mudpuppy)
		The genus is confined to North America (Eastern USA and Canada) and is represented by six species, of which the most familiar is the common mudpuppy (N.
		Necturus is fully aquatic, living in rivers and streams and feeding mainly on small fish, aquatic invertebrates (e.g., snails, crayfish), and occasionally aquatic plants.
		mudpuppy dissection with labeled images of soft anatomy by students at the University of Minnesota, Duluth
	www.digimorph.org /specimens/Necturus_maculosus/whole (583 words)

	Mudpuppy
		He questions their status as native to the region as there have been reports of releases by schools along this watercourse.
		Mudpuppies are aquatic and active year round. The gills on the sides of the neck are large, red and feathery. They have a heavy-bodied primordial look to them.
		Apparently, they are attracted to light - something I am going to try one of these days. They also end up on the hooks of fishermen.
	ctamp.homestead.com /mudpuppy.html (158 words)

	Richmond: At Mudpuppy's Tub & Scrub, owners can nosh while their dogs get washed
		Mudpuppy's has been as much a part of Point Isabel as pooper scooper bags since it was started a decade ago by two women who outfitted a trailer with tubs, brushes and chew toys.
		Mudpuppy's is a natural fit at Point Isabel, which draws bicyclists, fishermen, sailboarders and birdwatchers who can take in the breathtaking views along the 21-acre parcel of East Bay Regional Park District land.
		Shelby and Van Winkle, who have been coming to Mudpuppy's for years, were impressed by the six new tubs, the bright blue walls and the ample space for people and dogs.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/26/EBG6P9TQ921.DTL (1042 words)

	Mudpuppy Night
		We enjoyed bending and breaking the ice upstream of the open area by standing on it, in midstream and on the west side, all the way to the spillway.
		The Vantage Point ledge (from which we traditionally counted Mudpuppies in the years before we began to wade) was well above water level, though too sheathed in ice and snow to measure the height.
		It was hard to keep an accurate count, since they tended to move upstream, or swim downstream, and the excitement of ice giving way underfoot tended to drive numbers out of one's mind.
	pinicola.ca /mudpmos1.htm (1073 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - Amphibians - Mudpuppy
		You'll never walk this critter on a leash because the mudpuppy isn't a dog and it doesn't live on land.
		The mudpuppy will use underwater holes in riverbanks as a home.
		Mudpuppies eat aquatic invertebrates (no backbone) like worms, small fish, and other amphibians.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/amphibian/mudpuppy.htm (130 words)

	DNR - Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
		Shallow waters are preferred in spring, but occur at depths of up to 100 feet (30 m) in winter and summer.
		Mudpuppies eat crayfish, insect larvae, worms, snails, small fish, and smaller amphibians and their larvae.
		Breeding: Females often guard their 18 to 100 eggs, which are laid under flat rocks, logs, or other submerged object.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12201-61165--,00.html (153 words)

	Spontaneous Miniature Hyperpolarizations Affect Threshold for Action Potential Generation in Mudpuppy Cardiac Neurons ...
		from mudpuppy cardiac neurons increased as the neurons were depolarized.
		Mudpuppy cardiac neurons generate multiple APs during suprathreshold depolarizing 500-ms current pulses.
		Galanin-induced hyperpolarization and decreased excitability of neurones in mudpuppy cardiac ganglia.
	jn.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/88/3/1119 (6141 words)

	Metro Times Detroit - Record Review - Mudpuppy - One Night Only
		What makes this CD so good is what has made Mudpuppy such a strong unit for so long; the cats are tight.
		Paul Randolph’s rough-edged, soulful vocals are perhaps one of the most impressive parts of Mudpuppy’s sound.
		Mudpuppy doesn’t pretend to be a standard, old-style blues act.
	www.metrotimes.com /metropolis/sonic/recordreview.asp?id=3281 (270 words)

	Mudpuppy at Work
		The Reasearch Vessel Mudpuppy is a 32-foot flat-bottom boat operated by U.S. EPA's GLNPO, specifically designed for determining the nature and extent of sediment contamination in the Great Lakes Basin.
		The Mudpuppy uses a vibro-coring unit to take sediment samples up to 15 feet in depth from locations with water depths between 2 and 50 feet.
		As of 1998, the Mudpuppy has conducted surveys at 26 locations, including 21 of the 31 U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
	www.epa.gov /glnpo/sediment/mudwork.html (448 words)

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