These wood frogs are one of the only creatures that can be described as “the living dead”. Yet every spring they come back to life again. Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's ...
We found that over the course of just 10 generations, these wood frogs evolved a much higher salt tolerance." The research team collected frog eggs from nine populations and allowed them to hatch ...
CWRU researchers suggest early salt exposure may weaken juvenile frogs' immunities or cause other unseen physiological effects. They are investigating further.
Wood frogs are some of the hardiest creatures on the planet, capable of surviving temperatures that dip below freezing. Native to North America, these little amphibians undergo a remarkable ...