Desiccation stress at sub-zero temperatures in polar terrestrial arthropods

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-203

  Worland, M Roger ^a   Block, William ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Cold tolerance; Cryoprotectants; Desiccation resistance; Evolution; Freeze avoidance; Freeze tolerance; Polar; Supercooling point; Water content

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTHROPOD; COLD TOLERANCE; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SUPERCOOLING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

ACARI; ALASKOZETES ANTARCTICUS; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; CRYPTOPYGUS; CRYPTOPYGUS ANTARCTICUS; DIPTERA; HELEOMYZA; HELEOMYZA BOREALIS; HELEOMYZIDAE; HYDROMEDION SPARSUTUM; ISOTOMIDAE; ONYCHIURIDAE; ONYCHIURUS; ONYCHIURUS ARCTICUS; ORIBATIDA; PERIMYLOPIDAE;

EID: 0037356339     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00264-0     Document Type: Article

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