Survival and Molting Incidence after Heat and Cold Shocks in Panstrongylus megistus Burmeister

Survival and molting incidence were studied after heat (40°C) and cold (0°C) shocks in specimens of Panstrongylus megistus with the aim of establishing its response to temperature stress under laboratory rearing conditions and to understand occasional changes in the biological characteristics of spe...

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Main Authors: Simone L Garcia, Vera Lúcia CC Rodrigues, Nancy L Garcia, Antenor N Ferraz Filho, Maria Luiza S Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000100026