Cold hardiness in a temperate cryptostigmatid mite

Young, Stephen R.. 1980 Cold hardiness in a temperate cryptostigmatid mite. Oikos, 35 (3). 350-352. 10.2307/3544650

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Abstract/Summary

The temperate cryptostigmatid mite Humerobates rostrolamellatus Grandjean tolerates temperatures below -20°C by supercooling. Glycerol is present in these animals after acclimation at 0°C. The significance of these findings is briefly examined

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.2307/3544650
ISSN:	00301299
Additional Keywords:	mites, cold tolerance, supercooling, acclimatization, low temperature, freezing
Date made live:	11 Sep 2019 12:46 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525069

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.2307/3544650

ISSN:

00301299

Additional Keywords:

mites, cold tolerance, supercooling, acclimatization, low temperature, freezing

Date made live:

11 Sep 2019 12:46 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525069