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Few studies have been done on why the areolae, in particular, might be reactive to the cold.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2011

For example, turtles that retained the areola of the third central lamina, retained also the areolae of the fourth and fifth centrals; when only one central areola remained, it was the fifth.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

P. convex, white, reticulately sulcate then cracked into wart-like areolae, polygonal, apex truncate and fuscous; g. with decur. tooth; s. solid, equal, white with bay scales, ring apical subobsolete. luxurians, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Greenhow reports a case in which the mammae were absent, although there were depressed rudimentary nipples and areolae.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Presence or absence of areolae on laminae of the shell indicated degree and sequence of wear.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.