Cold hardiness in a temperate cryptostigmatid mite

The temperate cryptostigmatid mite Humerobates rostrolamellatus Grandjean tolerates temperatures below -20°C by supercooling. Glycerol is present in these animals after acclimation at 0°C. The significance of these findings is briefly examined

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Young, Stephen R.

Date:
1 January, 1980
Journal/Source:
Oikos / 35
Page(s):
350-352
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.2307/3544650