The impacts of repeated cold exposure on insects

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1607-1613

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Experimental design; Freeze tolerance; Repeated stress; Supercooling point

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COLD; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FREEZING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT; INSECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; COLD TEMPERATURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FREEZING; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSECTS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861177212     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.059956     Document Type: Article

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