Everatt, M.J. and Convey, P. and Bale, Jeffrey S. and Worland, M. Roger and Hayward, Scott A. L. (2015) Responses of invertebrates to temperature and water stress: a polar perspective. Journal of Thermal Biology, 54 (SI). pp. 118-132. ISSN 0306-4565,
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As small bodied poikilothermic ectotherms, invertebrates, more so than any other animal group, are susceptible to extremes of temperature and low water availability. In few places is this more apparent than in the Arctic and Antarctic, where low temperatures predominate and water is unusable during winter and unavailable for parts of summer. Polar terrestrial invertebrates express a suite of physiological, biochemical and genomic features in response to these stressors. However, the situation is not as simple as responding to each stressor in isolation, as they are often faced in combination. We consider how polar terrestrial invertebrates manage this scenario in light of their physiology and ecology. Climate change is also leading to warmer summers in parts of the polar regions, concomitantly increasing the potential for drought. The interaction between high temperature and low water availability, and the invertebrates' response to them, are therefore also explored. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cross tolerance; Rapid cold hardening; Anhydrobiosis; Cryoprotective dehydration; Sub-lethal characteristics; Climate warming |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Siti Mawarni Salim |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2016 05:31 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2016 05:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/16472 |
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