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Cold tolerance of two Antarctic terrestrial arthropods

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Two Antarctic arthropods,Alaskozetes antarcticus (Acari) andCryptopygus antarcticus (Collembola) possess the ability to supercool to −30°C, but the realisation of this potential is dependent on starvation. The mite contains glycerol in a concentration of about 1% fresh weight.

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  1. Life Sciences Division, British Antarctic Survey, Madingley Road, CB3 OET, Cambridge, England

    W. Block, S. R. Young, E. M. Conradi-Larsen & L. Sømme

  2. Zoological Institute, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1050, 3, Oslo, Norway

    W. Block, S. R. Young, E. M. Conradi-Larsen & L. Sømme

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Acknowledgments. We thank the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge and the Zoological Institute. University of Oslo for support and reasearch facilities, and the Natural Environment Research Council for a research grant (GR. 3/2797). We are grateful to Ms I. Tambs-Lyche for technical assistance.

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Block, W., Young, S.R., Conradi-Larsen, E.M. et al. Cold tolerance of two Antarctic terrestrial arthropods. Experientia 34, 1166–1167 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922934

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