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The effect of different periods of dehydrationhehydration upon the ability of second stage larvae of Anguina tritici to survive desiccation at 0% relative humidity
Author(s) -
WOMERSLEY CHRISTOPHER
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1980.tb04741.x
Subject(s) - desiccation , biology , larva , cryptobiosis , relative humidity , botany , humidity , horticulture , physics , thermodynamics
SUMMARY The effect of various desiccation regimes on the ability of second stage larvae of Anguina tritici (Steinbuch, 1799) to survive drying at 0% relative humidity has been studied. It was found that both repeated dehydrationhehydration cycles and the length of the desiccation period itself decreased viability of the larvae. The results are discussed in relation to the mechanisms which may facilitate anhydrobiosis.