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Environmental effects on antifreeze levels in larvae of the darkling beetle,Meracantha contracta

โœ Scribed by Duman, John G.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
283 KB
Volume
201
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-104X

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

Acclimation of Meracantha contracta larvae collected in late summer to low temperatures, short photoperiods or low relative humidities induces production of a macromolecular antifreeze which functions to depress the freezing and supercooling points of the larvae. Overwintering larvae must be exposed to a combination of high temperature and long photoperiod before the antifreeze is lost.

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