Experiences with dormancy in tardigrades

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 16-25

  Bertolani, Roberto ^a   Guidetti, Roberto ^a   Jönsson, Ingemar ^a,b   Altiero, Tiziana ^a   Boschini, Deborah ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Cryobiosis; Dormancy evolution; Encystment; Resting eggs; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; DORMANCY; ENCYSTMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE;

NEMATODA; ROTIFERA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 13644259926     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2004.s1.16     Document Type: Article

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