Note B — Front matter (continued 2)
Reading edition
Table 5.—Average Rate of Change in Temperature (Expressed in Degrees per minute) for four Groups of Turtles Subjected to Temperature of Zero Degrees and then Allowed to Warm at 27 Degrees (Centigrade).
Group Number Cooling phase Warming phase (to 25°)
Hatchlings 2 .282 .310
Juveniles 2 .264 .180
Adult ♂ 2 .122 .152
Adult ♀ 3 .119 .130 [B]
Adult (all) 5 .120 .138
[B] None of the females reached a temperature of 25° before the experiment was terminated.