Freeze tolerance is an amazing winter survival strategy used by various amphibians and
reptiles living in seasonally cold environments. These animals may spend weeks or months …

For many animals, the best defense against harsh environmental conditions is an escape to
a hypometabolic or dormant state. Facultative metabolic rate depression is the common …

Background We describe the genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii,
one of the most widespread, abundant, and well-studied turtles. We place the genome into a …

Hibernating arctic ground squirrels, Spermophilus parryii, were able to adopt and
spontaneously arouse from core body temperatures as low as-2.9° C without freezing …

▪ Abstract Natural freeze-tolerance supports the winter survival of many animals including
numerous terrestrial insects, many intertidal marine invertebrates, and selected species of …

This book presents a comparative view of chelonian reproduction and discusses
ecophysiological implications for their captive breeding. Chelonians, with their protective …

Polar, alpine and temperate ectothermic (coldblooded) animals encounter temperatures
below the melting point of their body fluids either diurnally or seasonally. These animals …

Abstract Fructose‐2, 6‐bisphosphate is an important intracellular biofactor in the control of
carbohydrate metabolic fluxes in eukaryotes. It is generated from ATP and fructose‐6 …

▪ Abstract For many ectotherms, overwintering survival depends on the avoidance or
regulation of ice nucleation and growth within their body fluids. Freeze avoidance via …

Life history traits of the yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens, were studied from 1981 to
1988 in the Nebraska Sandhills. Females mature at about 90 mm carapace length (CL) after …