A comparison of low temperature tolerance traits between closely related aphids from the tropics, temperate zone, and Arctic

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Hazell, Steaphan P ^a   Groutides, Constantinos ^a   Neve, Bolette Palle ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid; Chill coma; CTmin; Lower lethal temperature (LLT50); Myzus ornatus; Myzus persicae; Myzus polaris; Sub lethal; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

APHID; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE EXPANSION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; ARCTIC REGIONS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

APHIDIDAE; MYZUS; MYZUS ORNATUS; MYZUS PERSICAE;

EID: 74449087424     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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