Effects of starvation and body mass on drought tolerance in the soil collembolan Folsomia candida

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Hilligsoe H ^a,b   Holmstrup, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass; Collembola; Drought tolerance; Folsomia candida; Starvation

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; SOIL FAUNA; STARVATION;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; ISOTOMIDAE;

EID: 0037283947     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00253-6     Document Type: Article

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