THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL STIMULI ON THE LARVAE OF TERRANOVA DECIPIENS: II. RELATIVE HUMIDITY, PRESSURE, AND GASES

The effects of relative humidity, pressure, and gases on the larval form of the nematode Terranova decipiens are described. Viability was proportional to the moisture condition, but at any one moisture level viability was inversely proportional to a temperature increase.Larvae will not live for a pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Ronald, Keith
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1962
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Terranova
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z62-097
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z62-097
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Summary:The effects of relative humidity, pressure, and gases on the larval form of the nematode Terranova decipiens are described. Viability was proportional to the moisture condition, but at any one moisture level viability was inversely proportional to a temperature increase.Larvae will not live for a period of more than 3 days unless they are in water or living fish tissue.Pressure and gases have no effect on the larvae except for reduction in the autotoxicity, and contamination of the media.

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