Winter torpor in Helix pomatia: Regulated defence mechanism or forced inactivity?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1608-1613

  Caputa, M ^a   Nowakowska, A ^a   Rogalska, J ^a   Wentowska, K ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

COLD-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HELIX POMATIA L.; STARVED SNAILS; TEMPERATURE-GRADIENT APPARATUS;

BIODIVERSITY;

DORMANCY; PHOTOPERIOD; SNAIL; WINTER;

GASTROPODA; HELIX POMATIA;

EID: 33144490258     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-160     Document Type: Article

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