The relationship between water content and cold tolerance in the arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus (Collembola: Onychiuridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 341-348

  Worland, Michael R ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asmolarity; Cold tolerance; Collembola; Desiccation; Differential Scanning Calorimetry; Melt; Onychiurus arcticus; Unfrozen water; Water content

Indexed keywords

COLLEMBOLA; ONYCHIURIDAE; ONYCHIURUS; ONYCHIURUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 0000874537     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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