Prolonged maintenance of water balance by adult females of the American spider beetle, Mezium affine Boieldieu, in the absence of food and water resources

Moisture requirements were evaluated for female adults of spider beetles Mezium affine Boieldieu and Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu to determine how they are differentially adapted for life in a dry environment. Features showing extreme desiccation resistance of M. affine were an impermeable cuticl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of insect physiology 2005-05, Vol.51 (5), p.565-573
Hauptverfasser:	Benoit, Joshua B., Yoder, Jay A., Rellinger, Eric J., Ark, Jacob T., Keeney, George D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anobiidae Araneae body water Coleoptera - physiology dehydration (animal physiology) desiccation resistance Female Food Deprivation - physiology Gibbium Gibbium aequinoctiale insect behavior insect cuticle Mezium Mezium affine physiological regulation Prostephanus truncatus Ptinidae Quiescence Species Specificity Spider beetle starvation Time Factors Water - metabolism water activity Water balance water content water deprivation water gain water loss water requirement water retention water stress Water vapor activity
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