Wood Frog Road Salt Effects on Defences and Metamorphosis, 2024

Laflamme, April collected this data for a field-mesocosm research experiment at Queen's University Biological Station during summer 2024. The dataset examines the effects of road salt on anti-predator defences and metamorphosis in Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus). It was harvested from the Borealis Dataverse and last updated on 2026-04-25.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between road salt concentration and metamorphic traits based on the experimental design.
• Analyzing changes in anti-predator behavioral defences in response to environmental contaminants.
• Comparing amphibian physiological responses across different treatment levels in a controlled field-mesocosm setting.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled field-mesocosm experiment, suggesting structured environmental manipulation.
• The dataset is associated with a specific research institution, Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS).
• The temporal context is clearly defined as the summer of 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse, author Laflamme, April.

Collection Method

Field-mesocosm research experiment.

Time Range

Summer 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 04:15:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS).