Extreme stress tolerance in tardigrades: Surviving space conditions in low earth orbit

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 90-97

  Persson, Dennis ^a,b   Halberg, Kenneth A ^b   Jørgensen, Aslak ^b   Ricci, Claudia ^c   Møbjerg, Nadja ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Cosmic radiation; Extreme freezing; Tardigrada; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COSMIC RAY; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; FREEZING; INVERTEBRATE; SURVIVAL;

BRYOPHYTA; ECHINISCUS TESTUDO; MILNESIUM TARDIGRADUM; NEMATODA; RAMAZZOTTIUS OBERHAUSERI; RICHTERSIUS CORONIFER; ROTIFERA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 79955000545     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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