Studies on insect dormancy. II. Relationship of cold-hardiness to diapause and quiescence in the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum (Fab.), (Lasiocampidae: Lepidoptera).
Studies on insect dormancy. II. Relationship of cold-hardiness to diapause and quiescence in the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum (Fab.), (Lasiocampidae: Lepidoptera).
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昆虫休眠的研究。
DOI:
10.1139/z74-080
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发表时间:
1974
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
A. Mansingh
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作者:
A. Mansingh
Studies were conducted on the relationship between levels of glycerol and carbohydrates, supercooling points, and the relative abilities of diapausing and developing eggs and of larval instars of Malacosoma americanum to withstand various periods of chilling at 5° and −15 °C.Diapause in the mature embryos was associated with very high glycerol content (112 mg/g), low carbohydrate level (13 mg/g), and the ability to supercool to −35 °C. During diapause termination, the glycerol level was reduced lo 11 mg/g with a slight rise only in carbohydrate level while the supercooling point was raised to −14 °C. When quiescence was induced in the larvae by chilling them at 5 °C for 1 to 7 weeks, their wet weights and carbohydrate and glycerol contents decreased gradually. However, the supercooling point remained constant around −14 °C.Diapausing embryos could survive several weeks of chilling at −15° and 5 °C. However, only a few weeks of exposure to 5 °C was fatal to quiescent larvae.It is concluded that there is a ...