Organ metabolism and cryoprotectant synthesis during freezing in spring peepers Pseudacris crucifer

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-525

  Churchill, Thomas A ^a,b   Storey, Kenneth B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0029745056     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447515     Document Type: Article

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