How are the life history strategies of antarctic terrestrial invertebrates influenced by extreme environmental conditions?

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 429-440

  Convey, Peter ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Environmental stress; Flexibility; Invertebrate; Life history strategy; Pre adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031432578     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(97)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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