Different temperature tolerance of northern and southern European populations of a freshwater Isopod Crustacean species (Asellus aquaticus L.)

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-201

  Di Lascio, Antonella ^a   Rossi, Loreto ^a   Costantini, Maria Letizia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asellidae; Body size; Critical temperature; Environmental factor; Freshwater environment; Growth rate; Life stages; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECTOTHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; ISOPOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ASELLIDAE; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA;

EID: 84863938236     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0179-0193     Document Type: Article

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