The importance of cuticular permeability, osmolyte production and body size for the desiccation resistance of nine species of Collembola

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-15

  Kærsgaard, Christina Weidick ^a   Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Malte, Hans ^b   Bayley, Mark ^b  

^a NERI   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Collembolan; Drought; Polyols; Sugars; Transpiration rate; Water content

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DESICCATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; SOIL FAUNA;

COLLEMBOLA;

EID: 1642527996     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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