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Appalachian salamander lab
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Panorama of the new Appalachian salamander lab at the National Zoo's Reptile Discovery Center
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Appalachian salamander lab exhibit
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Hellbender blood samples to examine immune function under different climatic scenarois
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Kim Terrell (SCBI), Andy Loudon and Dr. Reid Harris (James Madison University) investigate the role of skin microbes and immune function under different climate scenarios
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Lauren Augustine (National Zoo) working in a hellbender tank.
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Kim Terrell (Smithsonian Conservation Bioloy Institute), Veronica Acosta (National Zoo), Andy Loudon (James Madison University) and Lauren Augustine (National Zoo) swabbing hellbenders in the Appalachian salamander lab
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Kim Terrell (Smithsonian Conservation Bioloy Institute) Andy Loudon (James Madison University) and Lauren Augustine (National Zoo) swabbing hellbenders in the Appalachian salamander lab
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Salamander setups each tank has its own chiller, sump and water system.
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Appalachian salamander lab in action at the National Zoo's Reptile Discovery Center
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Zoogoers up close and personal with climate-change research
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One team in the back collects samples while Kim prepares slides in the foreground
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Hellbender
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Hind foot of hellbender
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Hellbender
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Hellbender research on display in the Reptile Discovery Center
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Giving the hellbender a physical exam