Animals in the cold.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : NICHELMANN M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Survival strategies of animals living in the cold are described. Adaptation of animals to coldness is characterized by specific changes in heat absorption, heat loss, and heat production, as well as by increasing cold tolerance controlled by nerve mechanisms developed as far back as the Paleozoic age.

Details

  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1995-3870
  • Languages: German
  • Source: KI Luft Kältetech. - vol. 30 - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1994/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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