The relative importance of number, duration and intensity of cold stress events in determining survival and energetics of an overwintering insect

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 357-366

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Chilling injury; Eastern spruce budworm; Fluctuating thermal regimes; Freeze avoidance; Repeated cold exposure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOFEMINISM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INJURY; INSECT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WINTER;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 84924953241     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12328     Document Type: Article

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