Extreme resistance to desiccation in overwintering larvae of the gall fly Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 783-789

  Ramløv, Hans ^a,b   Lee Jr , Richard E ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Desiccation; Eurosta solidaginis; Insect; Sarcophaga crassipalpis; Water balance; Winter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; FLY; HUMIDITY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; COLD; DIPTERA; HUMIDITY; LARVA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EUROSTA SOLIDAGINIS; INSECTA; SARCOPHAGA CRASSIPALPIS; SARCOPHAGIDAE; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0034143599     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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