Physiology of cold hardiness in earthworms

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-101

  Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Zachariassen, Karl Erik ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

cold hardiness; dehydration; earthworm cocoons; earthworms; freeze intolerance; vapour pressure; winter survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; EARTHWORM; HYPOTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030270632     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(96)00010-2     Document Type: Review

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