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Behavioural and physiological adaptations to low-temperature environments in the common frog, Rana temporaria

BACKGROUND: Extreme environments can impose strong ecological and evolutionary pressures at a local level. Ectotherms are particularly sensitive to low-temperature environments, which can result in a reduced activity period, slowed physiological processes and increased exposure to sub-zero temperatu...

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Autores principales: Muir, Anna P, Biek, Roman, Mable, Barbara K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-110