Water loss in insects: An environmental change perspective

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1070-1084

  Chown, Steven L ^a   Sørensen, Jesper G ^b   Terblanche, John S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Desiccation resistance; Global environmental change; Humidity preference; Sensing; Subelytral chamber; ThermoTRPs; Water loss

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCLIMATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBON; INSECT; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; MOISTURE; NUTRITION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUGAR; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HOMEOSTASIS; INSECT; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; INSECTS; PERCEPTION; WATER;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79961032485     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.05.004     Document Type: Review

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