michael
2010 Research Grant Donor
This summer our first heat wave hit in June. By the 2nd week of July we had more hot weather than we have all summer in a "normal" year. July and August have been one heat wave after another in Pennsylvania. My ribbed newts in my tubs outside shut down and did not breed for most of the summer. Yesterday we had tornadic activity in Ephrata. The funnel weather patterns followed Main st. about 3 blocks from my house. After the storm the weather cooled down. I checked the ribbed newt tubs and both breeding colonies bred last night or this morning.
This reinforced what I already know. Storm systems and weather changes can trigger amphibians to breed.
This reinforced what I already know. Storm systems and weather changes can trigger amphibians to breed.