Effects of thermal acclimation on water loss rate and tolerance in the collembolan Pogonognathellus flavescens

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Leinaas, Hans Petter ^a   Slabber, Sarette ^b   Chown, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body water content; Desiccation; Survival; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; INSECT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURVIVAL; THERMAL EVOLUTION; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; POGONOGNATHELLUS; TOMOCERIDAE;

EID: 70450184962     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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