Warm periods in repeated cold stresses protect Drosophila against ionoregulatory collapse, chilling injury, and reproductive deficits.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104055
Abstract: In some insects, repeated cold stresses, characterized by warm periods that interrupt a sustained cold period, have been found to yield survival benefits over continuous cold stresses, but at the cost of reproduction. During a… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; warm periods; repeated cold; chill ... See more keywords