Lindsay Davenport's sore back will be tested by the cool conditions and slippery grass.
The blustery, cool conditions will be a factor, as the court will slow because of moisture.
Fresh eggs stored under cool conditions in a viscous silicate solution will keep for months.
To do well, it needs cool conditions in acid soil and good light, but not hot sun.
The scientists then recorded their vital signs as they hibernated in an enclosure mimicking the cool conditions of a hibernaculum.
However the cave's stable, cool conditions – aided by a thick layer of sheep dung on the floor – aided preservation.
But in recompense for the cool conditions, the high altitudes attract almost daily showers - ideal for tea, but less so for tourists.
The cool conditions that have prevailed this summer are even more remarkable when compared to the last six years, which have seen very low September sea ice extents.
The wet, cool conditions here could also help anyone still trapped, said Captain Wells, whose team arrived in Christchurch on Friday morning.
Studies found that "women tend to be cooler than men in cool conditions" and were "more sensitive than men to fluctuations in the optimum temperature".
"We had cool conditions, cooler than the long-term average, and yet it is still going to be the sixth-lowest ice minimum on record," Dr. Meier said.
