Cold tolerance of steinernematid and heterorhabditid nematodes

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-121

  Brown, I M ^a   Gaugler, R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Cold tolerance; Entomopathogenic; Freezing; Heterorhabditis; Nematode; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA ANOMALI; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 0011382593     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4565(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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