HabiÂ­tat. The slimy salaÂ­manÂ­der is comÂ­monly found beÂ­neath stones and deÂ­cayÂ­ing logs in wooded areas and alongÂ­side streams, as well as in the crevices of shale banks and along the sides of gulÂ­lies and ravines (DavidÂ­son 1956; GrobÂ­man 1944).
homologous - corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; a homologous tissue graft. autologous - derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; autologous blood donation.
Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes, one from the mother and one from the father, in which each homolog has the same genes at the same loci along their lengths. Duâ¦ring prophase I in meiosis, the two chromosomes in each homologous pair line up next to each other. This pairing process is called synapsis, and the resulting homologous pair is called a bivalent in reference to the two chromosomes or a tetrad in reference to the four sister chromatids involved. During synapsis, pieces of the homologous chromosomes may exchange places, so that each chromosome of a homologous pair contains alleles from both parents. This process is called crossing over.