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Interpopulational Differences in the Developmental Rate and Oxygen Consumption in Tadpoles of Moor Frog (Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842, Anura: Amphibia)

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A comparative study of the developmental rate and oxygen consumption in Rana arvalis tadpoles from the population of the Bryansk region (Southern) and Moscow region (Northern) in laboratory conditions at a temperature of 20°C was carried out. The rates of growth and development, the rate of oxygen consumption, and the specific rate of oxygen consumption in individuals from a Northern population were significantly higher. This result corresponds to the previously detected higher growth rate of tadpoles from populations with a relatively short season of activity (Northern) and indicates that these tadpole metabolism features are probably genetically determined.

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The work on setting up crosses and raising tadpoles in laboratory conditions was carried out within the framework of state assignment part 2 no. CITIS 04-1-21. Measurement of oxygen consumption was carried out within the framework of state assignment 0088-2021-0009.

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  1. Department of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia

    S. M. Lyapkov

  2. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334, Moscow, Russia

    S. Yu. Kleymenov

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Lyapkov, S.M., Kleymenov, S.Y. Interpopulational Differences in the Developmental Rate and Oxygen Consumption in Tadpoles of Moor Frog (Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842, Anura: Amphibia). Russ J Dev Biol 52, 125–128 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106236042102003X

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