Cryoprotection in dampwood termites (Termopsidae, Isoptera)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Lacey, Michael J ^a   Lenz, Michael ^a   Evans, Theodore A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold adaptation; Fatty acid ligands; Gas chromatography; Glycerol; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; TREHALOSE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADAPTATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBOHYDRATE; COLD TOLERANCE; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGAND; METABOLITE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FREEZING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FATS, UNSATURATED; FREEZING; ISOPTERA; TREHALOSE;

HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; POROTERMES ADAMSONI; STOLOTERMES; TERMOPSIDAE;

EID: 71249092492     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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