Cold tolerance of New Zealand alpine insects

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1090-1095

  Wharton, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Celatoblatta quinquemaculata; Cryoprotectant; Hemideina maori; Ice nucleators; Moderate freezing tolerance

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COCKROACH; COLD TOLERANCE; DOMINANCE; FREEZING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; INSECT; LOW TEMPERATURE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PROTEIN; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; COCKROACH; FREEZING; NEW ZEALAND; ORTHOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; FREEZING; INSECT PROTEINS; NEW ZEALAND; ORTHOPTERA;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; CELATOBLATTA QUINQUEMACULATA; HEMIDEINA MAORI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79961021123     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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