Cold or drought - The lesser of two evils for terrestrial arthropods?

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-339

  Block, William ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold; Desiccation; Freeze avoidance; Freeze tolerance; Resistance; Terrestrial arthropods; Unfreezable water

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0011156594     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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