Sick frogs actually jump farther than healthy frogs! A pretty weird and unexpected finding. It shows how important reproduction and finding a mate are more for these little guys - even more important than surviving!
Check out the paper here: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sublethal infection with the fungal pathogen Bd did not alter thermal limits in the threatened alpine frog Litoria verreauxii alpina (avg. −3.5 °C to 36.4 °C), but by week 6 infected frogs jumped 23%...
