Seasonality of Freeze Tolerance in a Subarctic Population of the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica

We compared physiological characteristics and responses to experimental freezing and thawing in winter and spring samples of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, indigenous to Interior Alaska, USA. Whereas winter frogs can survive freezing at temperatures at least as low as −16°C, the lower limit of toler...

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Main Authors: Jon P. Costanzo, M. Clara F. do Amaral, Andrew J. Rosendale, Richard E. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/750153