Desiccation survival and water contents of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema spp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-70

  Patel, Mavji N ^a   Perry, Roland N ^b   Wright, Denis J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

desiccation; S. feltiae; S. glaseri; S. riobravis; Steinernema carpocapsae; water contents

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DESICCATION; HUMIDITY; LARVA; MOTHS; RHABDITOIDEA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

DESICCATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; SURVIVAL;

NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVIS;

EID: 0031450537     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00154-3     Document Type: Article

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