Physiological traits of invertebrates entering cryptobiosis in a post-embryonic stage

Cryptobiosis is the state when the metabolic activity of an organism is hardly measurable or is reversibly at a standstill. Many groups of invertebrates have this ability, and can be divided into two types according to the developmental stage in which it occurs; embryonic (eggs) or post-embryonic st...

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Main Authors: Masahiko WATANABE, Takahiro KIKAWADA, Akihiko FUJITA, Ewa FORCZEK, Taro ADATI, Takashi OKUDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2004-09-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200403-0015_Physiological_traits_of_invertebrates_entering_cryptobiosis_in_a_post-embryonic_stage.php