A method for the rapid measurement of thermal tolerance traits in studies of small insects

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-394

  Hazell, Steaphan P ^a   Pedersen, Bolette P ^a   Worland, M Roger ^b   Blackburn, Tim M ^c   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chill coma; Chill coma recovery; CTmax; CTmin; Heat coma; Movement threshold; Myzus persicae

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGE; INSECT; MOVEMENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE;

EID: 56649083323     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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