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Table 1 Spawning date and temperature by mountain and altitude, shown as the date of egg mass observation (observation date) and corresponding Julian day; alongside the degree days prior to egg mass observation, the daily mean temperature on the day of egg mass observation (observation day temp; °C), and the mean temperature of the week prior to egg mass observation (week prior temp; °C)

From: Behavioural and physiological adaptations to low-temperature environments in the common frog, Rana temporaria

Mountain

Altitude

Observation date

Julian day

Degree days

Observation day temp

Week prior temp

DUB

HIGH

19-Apr

109

30.6

7.1 ± 7.1

4.7 ± 5.4

DUB

LOW

23-Mar

82

33.5

6.8 ± 4.6

5.6 ± 5.5

IME

HIGH

02-Apr

92

NA*

NA*

NA*

IME

LOW

24-Feb

55

1.5

5.8 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.9

LAW

HIGH

15-Apr

105

31.1

5.5 ± 2.1

4.3 ± 4.2

LAW

LOW

21-Mar

80

22.8

8.3 ± 2.6

3.3 ± 4.0

LOM

HIGH

09-Apr

99

62.9

10.8 ± 4.5

6.0 ± 3.9

LOM

LOW

01-Mar

60

5.5

4.5 ± 0.6

5.3 ± 1.1

MNT

HIGH

10-Apr

100

28.0

9.8 ± 4.0

5.9 ± 4.1

MNT

LOW

21-Mar

80

5.1

8.8 ± 2.4

4.2 ± 4.6

  1. Observation day temp and week prior temp are mean values and are accompanied by their standard deviation.
  2. *Data not available due to logger failure.