The sub-lethal effects of repeated freezing in the woolly bear caterpillar Pyrrharctia isabella

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1205-1212

  Marshall, Katie E ^a   Sinclair, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological immunity; Freeze tolerance; Multiple freeze thaw; P. isabella

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CANADA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FREEZING; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LARVA; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FREEZING; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LARVA; METARHIZIUM; MOTHS; ONTARIO; TIME FACTORS;

ARCTIIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRRHARCTIA ISABELLA;

EID: 79955046618     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.054569     Document Type: Article

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