Inoculative freezing promotes winter survival in hatchling diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-124

  Baker, P J ^a   Costanzo, J P ^a   Herlands, R ^b   Wood, R C ^b   Lee Jr , R E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; ECOSYSTEMS; FREEZING; OSMOSIS; SUPERCOOLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIBERNATION ECOLOGY; INOCULATIVE FREEZING; MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN; OSMOTIC STRESSES;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGY; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; FREEZING; HATCHING; HIBERNATION; INOCULATION; OSMOSIS; SUPERCOOLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

MALACLEMYS; MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33645972945     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-183     Document Type: Article

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