Slow or stepped rewarming after acute low-temperature exposure does not improve survival of Drosophila melanogaster larvae

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-311

  Sinclair, Brent J ^a   Rajamohan, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; FLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INJURY; LARVA; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 47049117613     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n08-010     Document Type: Article

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