MODES OF SEASONAL ADAPTATION IN THE INSECTS: I. WINTER SURVIVAL
Abstract Factors affecting the winter survival of temperate-zone insects are reviewed. Certain species suffer high winter mortality especially in cold years, or in years with below normal amounts of insulating snow. Survival depends on the choice of winter microhabitat and on cold-hardiness, but als...
| Published in: | The Canadian Entomologist |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1978
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1101167-11 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00020368 |