Limited plasticity of low temperature tolerance in an Australian cantharid beetle Chauliognathus lugubris

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-391

  Andrew, Nigel R ^a   Hart, Robert A ^a   Terblanche, John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evolutionary physiology; Hardening responses; Soldier beetles; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEETLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; HARDENING; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ARMIDALE; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CANTHARIDAE; CHAULIOGNATHUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80655124602     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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