Diapause in the Crustacea - A compilation of refereed papers from the International Symposium, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 12-17, 1994 (Hardcover, Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGICA 320, 1996)

Diapause is an event of great ecological significance in the lives of a wide range of invertebrates. The underlying physiological and genetic mechanisms pose many intriguing questions and have important evolutionary implications. Some of the most dramatic examples of diapause are provided by crustaceans. Most branchiopods produce resting eggs that can withstand intense desiccation and extremes of temperature and pressure far beyond those to which they are ever subjected in nature. Furthermore they can remain in a dry condition, displaying no measurable metabolism, for many years. Such abilities enable them to inhabit infrequently-filled pools in arid regions. When the pools fill with water these dormant eggs hatch and give rise to animals that grow quickly to maturity and produce a new generation of resting eggs. There is every reason to believe that primitive branchiopods have employed diapause in this way since Palaeozoic times and that their abilities in this direction have played a key role in their continued success as freshwater animals.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Developments in Hydrobiology, 114
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	1996
Editors:	Victor R. Alekseev • Geoffrey Fryer
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	242
Edition:	Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGICA 320, 1996
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-3997-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Freshwater biology, limnology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Crustaceans
LSN:	0-7923-3997-5
Barcode:	9780792339977

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