Phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerances in five oribatid mite species from sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 693-700

  Deere, Jacques A ^a   Sinclair, Brent J ^a   Marshall, David J ^b   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Lower lethal temperature; Phenotypic plasticity; Supercooling point; Thermal tolerance; Upper lethal temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MITE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; HEAT; INDIAN OCEAN; MICROCLIMATE; MITE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; HEAT; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MICROCLIMATE; MITES; PHENOTYPE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ACARI; AMERONOTHROIDEA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 33745447624     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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