Water relations of the freeze-tolerant New Zealand alpine cockroach Celatoblatta quinquemaculata (Dictyoptera: Blattidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 869-876

  Sinclair, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine; Cockroach; Desiccation; Freeze tolerance; Water relations

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; COLD TOLERANCE; DESICCATION; WATER RELATIONS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; COLD TOLERANCE; CRYOPROTECTION; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

BLATTIDAE; CELATOBLATTA QUINQUEMACULATA; DICTYOPTERA;

EID: 0034110761     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00193-6     Document Type: Article

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