cold tolerance
Withstanding low temperatures
Cold tolerance is the ability to withstand low temperatures without harm or significant discomfort.
In biology, it describes how plants, animals, or microorganisms survive freezing or near-freezing conditions: These grape varieties have excellent cold tolerance.
For humans, it refers to individual variation in handling cold weather or environments: Her cold tolerance improved after years of winter swimming.
- frost resistanceTolerance to freezing
- freezing pointTemperature of phase transition
- icefishHemoglobin-free Antarctic fish
- polar bearLarge white arctic mammal
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
hardiness · cryoprotection · acclimatization · thermal insulation · bundle up · metabolic rate · dormancy · hibernation · supercooling · ice fishing · tundra · perennial · refrigeration systems · below zero · windchill · wind chill factor · hypothermia · frostbite
- animal adaptationscamouflage, webbed feet, filter feeding, thick fur, blubber
- survival traitscamouflage, stamina, endurance, resilience, adaptability
- Growing Conditionssunlight, moisture, drainage, soil, climate
- poultry traitsegg production, egg size, feather color, broodiness, temperament
- Adaptation Typestemperature regulation, environmental adaptation
- Ecophysiologythermoregulation, osmoregulation, metabolic rate, heat exchange, gas exchange