If you've ever been unable to find a bathroom in a moment of need, you know the gotta-go feeling. That's nothing compared to the wood frog, which doesn't urinate all winter.
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Outwardly, the tiny wood frog, Rana sylvatica, does not look like your regular arctic inhabitant. Yet despite their tiny stature, these little frogs are actually quite hardy and can tolerate freezing of up to two-thirds of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2013
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(Phys.org)—A trio of zoologists with Southern Illinois University has found that behavioral phenotypes may be used to predict disease susceptibility and infectiousness. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, ...
Even the anti-freeze frog is not invulnerable to stress, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers.
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As winter approaches, many of us hunker down and virtually "hibernate" for the season. Classic hibernation in the wild conjures images of furry bears, but other animals are not so lucky to have immense fat stores or fur to ...
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Amphibians exposed to insecticides early in life—even those not yet hatched—have a higher tolerance to those same insecticides later in life, according to a recent University of Pittsburgh study.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2013
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Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2023
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As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges are most at risk, according to Penn State researchers who led a major collaborative study of how wood frogs are being affected by ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2017
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Freezing and thawing might not be good for the average steak, but it seems to help wood frogs each fall as they prepare to survive Alaska's winter cold.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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When it comes to mating wood frogs, it turns out that sound matters.
Plants & Animals
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