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IT is well known that the frog (Rana temporaria) is extremely tolerant of cold, and may continue to breed when ice covers or encrusts the sides of the ponds. Warmth, or a small transitory rise in temperature, however, may be necessary for breeding to be initiated.
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Smith, M., “The British Amphibia and Beptiles”, p. 129 (1951).
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ALLISON, R. Failure of Enforced Hibernation to inhibit Breeding in the Frog (Rana temporaria). Nature 177, 342 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177342a0
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