Critical thermal limits, temperature tolerance and water balance of a sub-Antarctic kelp fly, Paractora dreuxi (Diptera: Helcomyzidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-109

  Klok, C Jaco ^a   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate change; CT(Max); CT(Min); Freeze tolerance; Marion Island; Ontogenetic differences; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

FLY; LARVA; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER BUDGET;

ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID BALANCE; FLY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OSMOREGULATION;

COELOPIDAE; DIPTERA; HELCOMYZIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PARACTORA; PARACTORA DREUXI;

EID: 0035238689     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(00)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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