Critical thermal limits and their responses to acclimation in two sub-Antarctic spiders: Myro kerguelenensis and Prinerigone vagans

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-220

  Jumbam, K R ^a,b   Terblanche, J S ^b   Deere, J A ^b   Somers, M J ^a,c   Chown, S L ^b  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

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

ARANEAE; DESIDAE; HEXAPODA; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 36549076020     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0349-0     Document Type: Article

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