Lactate and free glucose in supercooled hatchling Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) exposed to natural and semi-natural thermal regimes

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 520-528

  Packard, M J ^a   Packard, G C ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Supercooling; Turtle

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; SUPERCOOLING; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 23444434116     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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