Activity and dormancy in relation to body water and cold tolerance in a winter-active springtail (Collembola)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Block, William ^a   Zettel, Juerg ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body water balance; Cold hardiness; Collembola; Differential Scanning Calorimetry; Hypogastruridae; Osmotically inactive water; Summer dormancy; Thermal hysteresis; Winter activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; COLD TOLERANCE; DORMANCY; LIFE CYCLE; WATER CONTENT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CERATOPHYSELLA; CERATOPHYSELLA SIGILLATA; COLLEMBOLA; HYPOGASTRURIDAE;

EID: 0141819238     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.049     Document Type: Article

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