Welcome to the Bishop Lab Gallery

This page contains various image galleries and videos produced by members of the Bishop Lab highlighting out research. Please explore this gallery, and feel free to use the images for educational purposes. We do ask that you give credit to The Bishop Lab, St. Francis Xavier University, or the individual photographer if mentioned, when using any images from this site.


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| Salamander Egg Masses | Nova Scotian Amphibians | Field Videos | Field Sites | Micoscropy Images |

Salamander Egg Masses with Symbiotic Algae

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Yellow Spotted Salamander egg mass in a vernal pond in Antigonish County, NS. Note the green colour from the symbiotic algae inside the eggs, and the presence of Wood Frog tadpoles on the outside of the egg mass.
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A collection of Yellow Spotted Salamander egg masses of various developmental stages in a pond in Antigonish County, NS.
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Yellow Spotted Salamander egg masses in a pond in Antigonish County, NS. Note the algae is starting to bloom in the egg capsules.
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Newly laid Yellow Spotted Salamander Egg Mass, before algae bloom wihtin the egg capsules.
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Wood frog egg mass (left) and salamander egg mass (right).


Nova Scotian Amphibians

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Montage of amphibians from Nova Scotia. Top row, from left to right = Spring Peeper, Blue Spotted Salamander, Yellow Spotted Salamander. Middle row from left to right = Blue Spotted Salamander, Spring Peepers Mating, Spring Peepers Mating. Bottom row from left to right = Yellow Spotted Salamander, Wood Frog, Yellow Spotted salamander.
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Adult Yellow Spotted Salamander.
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Adult Blue Spotted Salamander.
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Adult Wood Frog.


Field Videos




Field Sites

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Dr. Bishop in his natural habitat.
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'Lower Fairmont' a vernal pond on the Fairmont Hiking Trail, Antigonish Landing, NS. Bishop Lab Post Doc, Danny Small, in photo sampling egg masses.
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'Upper Fairmont' a pond on the Fairmont Hiking Trail, Antigonish Landing, NS.


Micoscropy Images

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Embryo Yellow Spotted Salamander with green algae symbionts. Photo taken with a DSLR mounted on a light microscope.
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Sea Urchin Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image.
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