Comparative freeze tolerance and physiological adaptations of three species of vertically distributed rocky intertidal gastropods from southeast Alaska

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 463, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-21

  Stickle, William B ^a   Lindeberg, Mandy ^b   Rice, Stanley D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colligative osmolyte; Free amino acids; Freeze tolerance; Gastropods; Intertidal zonation freeze events; Supercooling point

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMINO ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FREEZE TOLERANCE; GASTROPOD; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUPERCOOLING;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 84910653007     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.10.027     Document Type: Article

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