Abstract
The behavior of frogs from southern areas with an arid climate released during the reproductive period between their “home” pond and a less distant river is shown to be independent of weather conditions. The experiments were performed on frogs living near the village of Dosang, Astrakhan oblast. The frogs were released 60 to 150 m from their “home” breeding waterbody and 60 to 80 m from an “alien” waterbody. Four experiments were performed on 27 individuals. The movements of the frogs were traced by the method of “tracking by a thread.” The results revealed no preference in the frogs to return to their own breeding ponds, rather than to the nearby river. This behavior is peculiar to frogs of southern populations.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Shakhparonov, 2011, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2011, No. 5, pp. 614–618.
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Shakhparonov, V.V. Patterns of orientation behavior in marsh frogs (Rana ridibunda Pall.) of southern populations. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 38, 528–532 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359011050116
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