As winters grow milder, gray tree frogs still follow fixed daylight cues, burning energy for a freeze that may never arrive.
The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that its heart stops beating – but it does not die. Once the spring thaw ...
Imagine disliking winter so much that you appear to die when it begins, only to come back to life in the spring. That’s essentially what the incredible wood frog does (well, almost) to survive the ...
Climate change significantly threatens tree frogs by altering their habitats and breeding patterns, leading to population ...
The next time you snivel, "I am freezing to death," you might want to consider the wood frog, which withstands such ...
Even as autumn days grow shorter, a warming climate means Ohio winters aren't as cold as they were just a few decades ago, ...
Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) exhibit an extraordinary capacity for freeze tolerance, an adaptation that enables survival despite the conversion of up to 65–70% of their total body water into ...
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Efforts to recover the population of the northern leopard frog at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge are bearing fruit, according to NonStop Local. The northern leopard frog has survived winter ...
After years of failed attempts, a cohort of Oregon Zoo-reared northern leopard frogs has finally survived through the winter at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Washington. “We’ve ...