Low temperature effects on micro-arthropods |
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| Authors: | William Block |
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| Affiliation: | British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Rd., Cambridge, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The main features of the cold hardiness strategies adopted by Antarctic terrestrial arthropods (principally Acari and Collembola) are reviewed. These include lethal low temperatures, chill-coma temperature, supercooling ability, cryoprotectants and survival in anoxic conditions. |
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| Keywords: | Antarctic arthropods cold hardiness supercooling cryoprotection |
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