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Hibernation: Poikilotherms
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Abstract
Winter survival by cold‐blooded animals includes strategies to find insulated, secure hibernacula as well as metabolic adaptations that address stresses including low temperature, freezing, oxygen deprivation and desiccation.
Title: Hibernation: Poikilotherms
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Abstract
Winter survival by cold‐blooded animals includes strategies to find insulated, secure hibernacula as well as metabolic adaptations that address stresses including low temperature, freezing, oxygen deprivation and desiccation.
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