Wood frog tadpoles in infected ponds show faster growth and development, possibly to survive ranavirus or escape before dying ...

The world's amphibians are in trouble. Because of their sensitivity to climate change, habitat loss, and pollution, they may ...

Researchers found that wood frog tadpoles can adapt to ranavirus infections by speeding up their growth, potentially ...

Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) were found to use group choruses to select which breeding ponds to join but were less choosy about individual songs. Credit must be given to the creator. Only ...

the authors studied the growth and development of the wood frog Rana sylvatica in a forest in Connecticut. Wood frogs are so-called ‘explosive’ breeders in ponds formed from snowmelt.

A: This small, handsome frog is Rana sylvatica, so named for its affinity ... For more information about the wood frog's winter ecology and physiology, please see our Web page: http ...