To freeze or not to freeze: Adaptations for overwintering by hatchlings of the North American painted turtle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2897-2906

  Packard, Gary C ^a   Packard, Mary J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysemys picta; Freezing; Hibernation; Supercooling; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

LACTIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREEZING; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEASON; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOOD CIRCULATION; FREEZING; LACTIC ACID; NORTH AMERICA; SEASONS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLES;

EID: 5444252747     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01123     Document Type: Review

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