Freeze tolerance in an arctic Alaska stonefly

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Walters, Kent R., Sformo, Todd, Barnes, Brian M., Duman, John G.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists 2009
• Subjects: Research Article; Arctic; Midwinter; Subarctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/212/2/305; https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.020701

Most aquatic insects do not survive subzero temperatures and, for those that do, the physiology has not been well characterized. Nemoura arctica is a species of stonefly widely distributed throughout arctic and subarctic Alaska. We collected nymphs from the headwaters of the Chandalar River, where w...