Survival of Frogs in Low Temperature

作者：William D. Schmid · 发表于：Science · 年份：1982 · DOI：10.1126/science.7058335 · 被引用次数：206 · 研究领域：Bat Biology and Ecology Studies、Amphibian and Reptile Biology、Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Anurans that hibernate at or near the ground surface can survive prolonged exposure to low winter temperatures of northern latitudes by tolerance to freezing. An accumulation of glycerol during winter was correlated with frost tolerance, indicating that this compound is associated with natural tolerance to freezing in a vertebrate.