Genetic variation in desiccation tolerance of Dendrobaena octaedra cocoons originating from different climatic regions

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-124

  Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Earthworm cocoons; Genetic variation; Geographic differences; Lumbricidae

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

COCOONS;

MICROORGANISMS;

COCOON; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; EARTHWORM; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION;

DENDROBAENA; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0037225203     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00243-2     Document Type: Article

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