Surviving extreme polar winters by desiccation: clues from Arctic springtail (<it>Onychiurus arcticus</it>) EST libraries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ice, snow and temperatures of -14°C are conditions which most animals would find difficult, if not impossible, to survive in. However this exactly describes the Arctic winter, and the Arctic springtail <it>Onychiurus arcticus &...

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Main Authors: Kube Michael, Grubor-Lajšić Gordana, Purać Jelena, Thorne Michael AS, Clark Melody S, Reinhardt Richard, Worland M Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/475