Comparing the freezing susceptibility of third-instar larvae of Gnorimus variabilis (Cetoniidae: Trichiinae) from three distant geographical regions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 873-879

  Renault, D ^a   Vernon, P ^a   Vannier, G ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FREEZING; FROST RESISTANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SAMPLING; SUPERCOOLING;

CRYORESISTANCE; FREEZING SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL GRADIENTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEETLE; FREEZE TOLERANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LARVA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 6344289145     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-062     Document Type: Article

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