Cold-survival strategies in animals: A spectrum, not either-or - University of Michigan News

Animals have three main strategies to survive the freezing temperatures of winter: migrating, remaining in place and resisting the cold, and reducing body temperature and metabolic rate in a state called torpor. These cold-survival strategies are often stu…

Cold-survival strategies in animals. Species (tan circles) can utilize one of three axes (migration, torpor or cold resistance) to facilitate survival in freezing environments. Species may utilize ju… [+5686 chars]

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