Physiological flexibility: The key to success and survival for Antarctic fairy shrimps in highly fluctuating extreme environments

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1195-1205

  Peck, Lloyd S ^a,b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anostraca; Extreme environment; Metabolism; Physiological scope; Temperature limits

Indexed keywords

FREEZE TOLERANCE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ANIMALIA; ANOSTRACA; BRANCHINECTA; BRANCHINECTA GAINI; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 4444290072     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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