Ecology and thermal tolerance of the marine tardigrade Halobiotus crispae (Eutardigrada: Isohypsibiidae)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 716-724

  Halberg, Kenneth A ^a   Persson, Dennis K ^a,b   Jørgensen, Aslak ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^b   Møbjerg, Nadja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal density; geographic distribution; global warming; tardigrade; thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIMITING FACTOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; EUTARDIGRADA; HALOBIOTUS CRISPAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84876131077     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.765577     Document Type: Article

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