Editing Common frog (section)

== Social behavior ==
Similar to other [[Frog|anuran]] species (''[[American toad|Bufo americanus]]'' and ''[[Wood frog|Rana sylvatica]]''), ''Rana temporaria'' are able to naturally discriminate others of its kind. Post-embryonic interaction with conspecifics is not necessary to induce associative behavior for common frogs as an adult. Rather, once common frog tadpoles have reached a certain age, they gain a strong innate associative tendency.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Griffiths |first1=R. A. |last2=Foster |first2=J. P. |date=August 1998 |title=The effect of social interactions on tadpole activity and growth in the British anuran amphibians ( Bufo bufo , B. calamita , and Rana temporaria ) |journal=Journal of Zoology |volume=245 |issue=4 |pages=431–437 |doi=10.1017/S0952836998008061}}</ref> ''Rana temporaria'' tend to aggregate as the result of environmental pressures, such as temperature or predators.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nicieza |first1=A. G. |date=December 1999 |title=Context-dependent aggregation in Common Frog Rana temporaria tadpoles: influence of developmental stage, predation risk and social environment: Context-dependent aggregation in frog tadpoles |journal=Functional Ecology |language=en |volume=13 |issue=6 |pages=852–858 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00375.x|doi-access=free }}</ref>
[[File:Graureiher mit Grasfrosch Federsee Bad-Wuertt Guntram Deichsel 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Grey heron]] feeding on a common frog]]