Insect thermal tolerance: What is the role of ontogeny, ageing and senescence?

Biological Reviews

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-355

  Bowler, Ken ^a   Terblanche, John S ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ageing; Chill coma; Development; Knockdown; Phenotypic plasticity; Temperature tolerance

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

AGING; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; INSECTS; MALE; TEMPERATURE;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 47649114784     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00046.x     Document Type: Review

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