Tag Archive for 'Wood frog'

The wood frog, Lithobates sylvaticus, floating during spring mating season, Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Image credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wood Frogs Freeze Their Bodies to Survive Alaskan Winters, Study Shows

Jan 8, 2014 by News Staff

According to a study led by Don Larson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) freeze up to 60 percent of their bodies...