Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance, locomotion performance and respiratory metabolism in Acheta domesticus L. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 822-830

  Lachenicht, M W ^a   Clusella Trullas, S ^a   Boardman, L ^a   Le Roux, C ^a   Terblanche, J S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Chill coma; Climate change; Critical thermal tolerance; Heat knockdown; House cricket; Performance curves; Respiratory metabolism; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CLIMATE VARIATION; CRICKET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; REACTION NORM; RESPIRATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GRYLLIDAE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GRYLLIDAE; LOCOMOTION; TEMPERATURE;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 77954865417     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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