Moulting reduces freeze susceptibility in the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Michael)

Abstract The effect of moulting on the cold hardiness of the oribatid mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Michael) is investigated. Non moulting animals show clear seasonal patterns of cold hardiness with high supercooling points (SCPs) at the peak of summer and an increasing proportion of low SCPs with d...

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Published in:Physiological Entomology
Main Authors: HAWES, T. C., BALE, J. S., WORLAND, M. R., CONVEY, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Alaskozetes antarcticus
Antarc*
antarcticus
Mite
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00547.x
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Summary:Abstract The effect of moulting on the cold hardiness of the oribatid mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Michael) is investigated. Non moulting animals show clear seasonal patterns of cold hardiness with high supercooling points (SCPs) at the peak of summer and an increasing proportion of low SCPs with declining environmental temperatures. By contrast, both field‐fresh and laboratory acclimated (5 °C) mites in the moult state are consistently found to have low SCPs regardless of environmental temperature.

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