Thermal tolerance limits in six weevil species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from sub-antarctic Marion Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 331-336

  Van der Merwe, M ^a   Chown, S L ^a   Smith, V R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0030726243     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050196     Document Type: Article

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