Endogenous and exogenous ice-nucleating agents constrain supercooling in the hatchling painted turtle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 477-485

  Costanzo, Jon P ^a   Baker, Patrick J ^a   Dinkelacker, Stephen A ^a   Lee Jr , Richard E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Chrysemys picta; Cold hardiness; Gut; Hibernation; Ice nucleation; Painted turtle; Supercooling; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; VERMICULITE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZING; HIBERNATION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL; STOMACH; TURTLE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZING; HIBERNATION; OVUM; SEASONS; SOIL; STOMACH; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037319824     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00112     Document Type: Article

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