The Overwintering Strategy of Hatchling Painted Turtles, or How to Survive in the Cold without Freezing

Neonatal turtles, like many cold-tolerant insects, exploit a capacity for supercooling to withstand exposure to subzero temperatures. Packard and Packard explain why neonatal painted turtles exposed to the rigors of winter at high latitudes do not freeze.

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Published in:Bioscience 2001-03, Vol.51 (3), p.199-207
Main Authors: Packard, Gary C., Packard, Mary J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal wintering
Animals
Climate
Cold adaptation
Freezing
Neonates
Overwintering
Physiological aspects
Reptiles & amphibians
Supercooling
Temperature
Turtles
Water
Winter
Wintering
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Summary:Neonatal turtles, like many cold-tolerant insects, exploit a capacity for supercooling to withstand exposure to subzero temperatures. Packard and Packard explain why neonatal painted turtles exposed to the rigors of winter at high latitudes do not freeze.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0199:TOSOHP]2.0.CO;2