Surviving the winter
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Surviving the winter
    • 1.1 Living in a fluctuating environment
      • 1.1.1 A diversity of strategies
    • 1.2 Response to winter: understanding at different levels
      • 1.2.1 The molecular level
      • 1.2.2 The cellular level
      • 1.2.3 The physiological and behavioural levels
      • 1.2.4 The evolutionary level
      • 1.2.5 Summary of Sections 1.1 and 1.2
    • 1.3 Strategy 1: Remaining active through the winter ('tough it out')
      • 1.3.1 Evergreen plants
      • 1.3.2 Birds and mammals
      • 1.3.3 Summary of Section 1.3
    • 1.4 Strategy 2: dormancy in winter ('opt out')
      • 1.4.1 Deciduous trees
      • 1.4.2 Winter storage in plants
      • 1.4.3 Freeze tolerance in ectothermic vertebrates
      • 1.4.4 Hibernation in mammals
      • 1.4.5 Summary of Section 1.4
    • 1.5 Strategies 3 and 4: juvenile survival and migration
      • 1.5.1 Juvenile survival
      • 1.5.2 Strategy 4: migration ('go away')
      • 1.5.3 Summary of Section 1.5
    • 1.6 Conclusion
  • 2 SAQs
  • Conclusion
  • Take the next step
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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