Is body size an influential parameter in determining the duration of survival at low temperatures in Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-388

  Renault, D ^a   Hance, T ^b   Vannier, G ^c   Vernon, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Body size; Insect; Sex; Survival; Temperature; Weight

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INSECT; LONGEVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT;

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0242584497     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003382     Document Type: Article

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