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Comparative Invertebrate Cold Hardiness

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Insects at Low Temperature

Abstract

Insects are the most thoroughly studied freeze-tolerant organisms. There are, however, several other groups of animals that can survive the presence of ice in their extracellular fluids. These include some lower vertebrates, such as frogs, turtles, and snakes and intertidal invertebrates. There are some basic similarities and differences in the mechanisms of freezing tolerance between insects and intertidal invertebrates, and it is the purpose of this chapter to compare and contrast these mechanisms.

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Loomis, S.H. (1991). Comparative Invertebrate Cold Hardiness. In: Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D.L. (eds) Insects at Low Temperature. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0190-6_13

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