Adaptations to overwintering in the earthworm Dendrobaena octaedra: Genetic differences in glucose mobilisation and freeze tolerance

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2640-2650

  Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Overgaard, Johannes ^a   Bindesbøl, Anne Mette ^a   Pertoldi, Cino ^a   Bayley, Mark ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Earthworms; Freeze tolerance; Genetic differences; Glucose

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORMS; FREEZE TOLERANCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCES; PHYLOGENETIC INERTIA;

CORRELATION METHODS; FREEZING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; OPTIMIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ADAPTATION; EARTHWORM; FREEZE TOLERANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; OVERWINTERING; PHYLOGENY; RELATEDNESS;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CENTRAL EUROPE; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; GREENLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; POLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA;

EID: 34447539598     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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