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Thermal acclimation and hardening in tadpoles of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
Authors:Mary Ellen Menke  Dennis L Claussen  
Institution:

a Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207, U.S.A.

b Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, U.S.A.

Abstract:

1. 1.|Critical thermal maxima (CTMax) and minima (CTMin) were measured to evalute thermal hardening in Rana catesbeiana.

2. 2.|Tadpoles show heat hardening and CTMax acclimation, and both responses are influenced by developmental stage.

3. 3.|The first evidence of cold hardening in vertebrates is reported here.

4. 4.|Heat hardening significantly reduces cold tolerance, but there is otherwise no evidence of a cross-hardening effect.

Author Keywords: Thermal acclimation; thermal hardening; hardening; heat hardening; cold hardening; critical thermal maxima; critical thermal minima; developmental stage; metamorphosis; tadpoles; Rana catesbeiana

Keywords:Thermal acclimation  thermal hardening  hardening  heat hardening  cold hardening  critical thermal maxima  critical thermal minima  developmental stage  metamorphosis  tadpoles  Rana catesbeiana
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