Natural variation in cold tolerance in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus: the role of genotype and environment
Low temperature is a primary determinant of growth and survival among organisms and almost all animals need to withstand temperature fluctuations in their surroundings. We used the hermaphroditic nematode Pristionchus pacificus to examine variation in cold tolerance in samples collected from 18 wide...
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Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2014-08-01
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Series: | Biology Open |
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Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/3/9/832 |