Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland
The common frog Rana temporaria normally spends the winter in Norway in hibernation. Here I report on an observation of an individual in activity in the middle of January, almost as far north as the Arctic Circle(12,27E; 65,98N). It was on January 18th 2013, during a mild spell. The frog did most ce...
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ftnorduniv:oai:nordopen.nord.no:11250/220865 2023-05-15T15:06:29+02:00 Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland Observation of the common frog Rana temporaria in activity during winter Olsen, Atle Ivar 2013 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/220865 nob nob Norsk Zoologisk Forening Olsen, A.I. 2013. Observation of the common frog Rana temporaria in activity during winter. Fauna 66 (1−2): 38−41 urn:issn:0014-8881 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/220865 38-41 66 Fauna 1-2 zoologi amfibier VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400 Journal article 2013 ftnorduniv 2021-07-13T18:13:03Z The common frog Rana temporaria normally spends the winter in Norway in hibernation. Here I report on an observation of an individual in activity in the middle of January, almost as far north as the Arctic Circle(12,27E; 65,98N). It was on January 18th 2013, during a mild spell. The frog did most certainly not wake up voluntarily, but more likely by the increased water flow in the small brook where it was observed. However, it was actively moving around and tried to hide when it became aware of my presence. The frog was left out of sight a few seconds when I went for my camera, but when I returned it could not be found again. Presumably it had dug itself down into the mud at the bottom of the creek. The literature states that the common frog can be active during winter, but then normally swimming in water. However, few actual observations are reported. The common toad Bufu bufo, on the other hand, is known to be more active during winter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nordland Nordland Rana Nordland Open archive Nord universitet Arctic Norway |
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The common frog Rana temporaria normally spends the winter in Norway in hibernation. Here I report on an observation of an individual in activity in the middle of January, almost as far north as the Arctic Circle(12,27E; 65,98N). It was on January 18th 2013, during a mild spell. The frog did most certainly not wake up voluntarily, but more likely by the increased water flow in the small brook where it was observed. However, it was actively moving around and tried to hide when it became aware of my presence. The frog was left out of sight a few seconds when I went for my camera, but when I returned it could not be found again. Presumably it had dug itself down into the mud at the bottom of the creek. The literature states that the common frog can be active during winter, but then normally swimming in water. However, few actual observations are reported. The common toad Bufu bufo, on the other hand, is known to be more active during winter. |
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Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland |
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Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland |
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Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland |
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Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland |
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Observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i Nordland |
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observasjon av buttsnutefrosk i aktivitet på vinteren i nordland |
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Norsk Zoologisk Forening |
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Olsen, A.I. 2013. Observation of the common frog Rana temporaria in activity during winter. Fauna 66 (1−2): 38−41 urn:issn:0014-8881 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/220865 |
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