Partial desiccation induced by sub-zero temperatures as a component of the survival strategy of the Arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 211-219

  Worland, M R ^a   Grubor Lajsic, G ^b   Montiel, P O ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Collembola; Cryoprotectants; Dehydration; DSC; Trehalose metabolism

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; COLD TOLERANCE; DESICCATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

EID: 0032031222     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00166-2     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Becker A., Schloder P., Steele J.E., Wegener G. The regulation of trehalose metabolism in insects. Experientia. 52:1996;433-439.
2. Block W., Webb N.R., Coulson S., Hodkinson I.D., Worland M.R. Thermal adaptations in the Arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg). Journal of Insect Physiology. 40:1994;715-722.
3. Cabib E., Leloir L.F. The biosynthesis of trehalose phosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 231:1958;259-275.
4. Candy D.J., Kilby B.A. Site and mode of trehalose biosynthesis in the locust. Nature. 183:1959;1594-1595.
5. Candy, D.J., Kilby, B.A., 1961. The biosynthesis of trehalose in the locust fat body. Biochemistry Journal 78, 531-536.
6. Cannon R.J.C. Diet and acclimation effects on the cold tolerance and survival of an Antarctic springtail. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin. 71:1986;19-30.
7. Cannon R.J.C. Effects of ingestion of liquids on the cold tolerance of an Antarctic mite. Journal of Insect Physiology. 32:1986;955-961.
8. Cannon R.J.C., Block W., Collett G.D. Loss of supercooling ability in Cryptopygus antarcticus (Collembola Isotomidae) associated with water uptake. Cryo-Letters. 6:1985;73-80.
9. Coulson S.J., Hodkinson I.D., Block W., Webb N.R., Worland M.R. Low summer temperatures: a potential mortality factor for high Arctic soil microarthropods? Journal of Insect Physiology. 41:1995;783-793.
10. Coulson S.J., Hodkinson I.D., Strathdee A.T., Block W., Webb N.R., Bale J.S., Worland M.R. Thermal environments of Arctic soil organisms during winter. Arctic and Alpine Research. 27:1995;364-370.
11. Crowe, J.H., Crowe, L.M., 1986. Stabilization of membranes in anhydrobiotic organisms. In: Leopold, A. (Ed.), Membranes, metabolism and dry organisms. Comstock Publishing Association, London, pp. 188-209.
12. Crowe J.H., Crowe L.M., O'Dell S.J. Ice formation during freezing of Artemia cysts of variable water contents. Molecular Physiology. 1:1981;145-152.
13. Crowe J.H., Hoekstra F.A., Crowe L.M. Anhydrobiosis. Annual Review of Physiology. 54:1992;579-599.
14. Gaber B.P., Chandrasekhar I., Pattiabiraman N. Molecular modeling of the interaction of trehalose with the phospholipid bilayer. Biophysical Journal. 49:1986;435a.
15. Greenslade P. Survival of Collembola in arid environments: observations in South Australia and the Sudan. Journal of Arid Environments. 4:1981;219-228.
16. Harrisson P.M., Block W., Worland M.R. Moisture and temperature dependent changes in the cuticular permeability of the Antarctic springtail Parisotoma octooculata (Willem). Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol. 27:1990;435-448.
17. Hodkinson I.D., Coulson S., Webb N.R., Block W., Strathdee A.T., Bale J.S. Feeding studies on Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg) (Collembola: Onychiuridae) on West Spitsbergen. Polar Biology. 14:1994;17-19.
18. Hodkinson I.D., Healey V., Coulson S. Moisture relationships of the high arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus. Physiological Entomology. 19:1994;109-114.
19. Holmstrup M. Cold hardiness strategy in cocoons of the lumbricid earthworm Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 102A:1992;49-54.
20. Holmstrup M. Polyol accumulation in earthworm cocoons induced by dehydration. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 111A:1995;251-255.
21. Hottiger T., Schmutz P., Wiemken A. Heat-induced accumulation and futile cycling of trehalose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Bacteriology. 169:1987;5518-5522.
22. Keppler, D., Decker, K., 1984. Glycogen. In: Bergmeyer, H.U., Bergmeyer, J., Graßl, M. (Eds.), Methods of Enzymatic analysis, Vol. VI, 3rd edn. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim pp. 11-17.
23. Lowry O.H., Rosebrough N.J., Far A.L., Randall R.J. Protein measurement with Folin phenol reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 193:1951;265-275.
24. Pickup J., Rothery P. Water loss and anhydrobiotic survival in nematodes of Antarctic fellfields. Oikos. 61:1991;379-388.
25. Ramløv H., Hvidt A. Artemia cysts at subzero temperatures studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Cryobiology. 29:1992;131-137.
26. Ring R.A., Danks H.V. Desiccation and cryoprotection: overlapping adaptations. Cryo-Letters. 15:1994;181-190.
27. Rudolf A.S., Crowe J.H. Membrane stabilisation during freezing: the role of two natural cryoprotectants, trehalose and proline. Cryobiology. 22:1985;367-377.
28. Steele J.E. Occurrence of hyperglycemic factor in the copus cardiacum of an insect. Nature. 192:1961;680-681.
29. Storey K.B., Storey J.M. Freeze tolerance in animals. Physiological Review. 68:1988;27-84.
30. Storey, K.B., Storey, J.M., 1991. Biochemistry of cryoprotectants. In: Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D.L. (Eds.), Insects at low temperature. Chapman and Hall, New York pp. 64-93.
31. Sømme L. Adaptations of terrestrial arthropods to the alpine environment. Biological Review. 64:1989;367-407.
32. Sømme L. Anhydrobiosis and cold tolerance in Tardigrades. European Journal of Entomology. 93:1996;349-357.
33. Trevelyan W.E., Harrison J.S. Studies on yeast metabolism. I. Fractionation and microdetermination of cell carbohydrates. Biochemistry Journal. 50:1952;298-303.
34. Vannier, G., 1982. The importance of ecophysiology for both biotic and abiotic studies of the soil. In: Lebrun, P., André, H.M., De-Medts, A., Grégoire-Wibo, A., Wauthy, G. (Eds.), New trends in soil biology. Dieu-Brichart, Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, pp. 289-314.
35. Verhoef H.A., Witteveen J. Water balance in Collembola and its relation to habitat selection. Journal of Insect Physiology. 26:1980;201-208.
36. Wallace M.M.H. The ecology of Sminthurus viridis (Collembola). II. Diapause in the aestivating egg. Australian Journal of Zoology. 16:1968;871-883.
37. Wharton D.A. Cold tolerance strategies in nematodes. Biological Review. 70:1995;161-185.
38. Worland M.R. The relationship between water content and cold tolerance in the Arctic collembolan Onychiurus arcticus (Collembola: Onychiuridae). European Journal of Entomology. 93:1996;341-348.
39. Worland M.R., Block W. Survival and water loss in some Antarctic arthropods. Journal of Insect Physiology. 32:1986;579-584.
40. Zachariassen K.E. Physiology of cold tolerance in insects. Physiological Review. 65:1985;799-832.