Comparative overwintering physiology of Alaska and Indiana populations of the beetle Cucujus clavipes (Fabricius): Roles of antifreeze proteins, polyols, dehydration and diapause

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 4467-4477

  Bennett, Valerie A ^a,d   Sformo, Todd ^b   Walters, Kent ^a   Toien, Oivind ^b   Jeannet, Kennan ^b   Hochstrasser, Ronald ^a,c   Pan, Qingfeng ^a   Serianni, Anthony S ^a   Barnes, Brian M ^b   Duman, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Sycamore High School   (United States)

^d CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Beetle; Cold tolerance; Cucujus clavipes; Insect; Subzero adaptation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCEROL; POLYMER; POLYOL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALASKA; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLD; DEHYDRATION; GLYCEROL; INDIANA; POLYMERS;

COLEOPTERA; CUCUJUS CLAVIPES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 29744442353     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01892     Document Type: Article

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