Resistance to freezing, an extraordinary biological adaptation
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https://doi.org/10.30973//inventio/2018.14.33/6Keywords:
frog, forest, adaptation, cold, cells, physiologyAbstract
Through evolution, animals have acquired different methods to survive in extreme freezing conditions. These adaptations range from the simplest, such as using external sources of heat, to very complicated physiological and behavioral adaptations, such as that of the Rana sylvatica, which can modify its blood chemistry to avoid total crystallization of its body and limit its vital signs. Like this frog, there are many animals that, thanks to their evolutionary adaptations, have methods that border on science fiction and help them survive in unfriendly environments. In this article, we show some examples of how nature has generated strategies to survive in extremely cold conditions.
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