The long−lasting resistence of diapausing eggs from Arctic Cladocera frozen at –18°C

ABSTRACT: Mud samples from two lakes in West Greenland were kept frozen at –18°C for 18 years. When they were thawed, 4 Cladocera species hatched from diapausing eggs:

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Main Author: Meertinus P. D. Meijering
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.506.7062
http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr24/ppr24-167.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT: Mud samples from two lakes in West Greenland were kept frozen at –18°C for 18 years. When they were thawed, 4 Cladocera species hatched from diapausing eggs: