Dehydration and cold hardiness in the Arctic Collembolan Onychiurus arcticus Tullberg 1876

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Holmstrup, M ^a   Somme L ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic Collembola; Cold hardiness; Dehydration; Onychiurus arcticus; Supercooling

Indexed keywords

ONYCHIURUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 0031922286     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050137     Document Type: Article

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