Evidence for the first strongly freeze-tolerant insect found in the U.K.

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 242-245

  Hart, Andrew J ^b   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

freeze tolerance; overwintering; Syrphus ribesii

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; SYRPHUS RIBESII;

EID: 0030980329     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.t01-1-00048.x     Document Type: Article

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