Assessing the resilience of polar biota to climate change is essential for predicting the
effects of changing environmental conditions for ecosystems. Collembola are abundant in …

To understand how global warming will impact biodiversity, we need to pay attention to
those species with higher vulnerability. However, to assess vulnerability we also need to …

A comparison was made of the supercooling points (SCPs) of questing Dermacentor
variabilis adults from two populations located ca. 800 km apart on the Canadian prairies …

意大利蝗Calliptamus italicus 是新疆草原主要优势危害种, 以滞育卵越冬.
为弄清意大利蝗越冬卵发育及滞育过程的抗寒机制, 本研究检测了自然条件下越冬卵的糖类 …

Most species encounter large variations in abiotic conditions along their distribution range.
The physiological responses of most terrestrial ectotherms (such as insects and spiders) to …

Calliptamus italicus is a major dominant grass pest in Xinjiang and overwinters in the soil as
diapause eggs. Cold-resistant mechanism of C. italicus eggs was investigated by measuring …

The living components of ecological systems exist within a nested hierarchy, consisting of
individuals, populations, and communities. Because of this nestedness, climate change can …

Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are now recognized to include three types of proteins.(1)
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs), first discovered in Antarctic fish, protect freeze-avoiding …