Insufficient Cold Resistance as a Possible Reason for the Absence of Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Pleistocene Sediments of Siberia

Insufficient Cold Resistance as a Possible Reason for the Absence of Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Pleistocene Sediments of Siberia

The level of diversity and abundance of darkling beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) is the main difference between the late Pleistocene and modern insect faunas of arid regions. In the Pleistocene assemblages they are extremely rare, whereas in the modern ones they predominate. It is assumed that t...

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Main Authors: Roman Yu. Dudko, Arcady V. Alfimov, Anna A. Gurina, Ekaterina N. Meshcheryakova, Sergei V. Reshetnikov, Andrei A. Legalov, Daniil I. Berman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
cold resistance
supercooling point
low lethal temperature
Tenebrionidae
Chuya Depression
Altai Mountains
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/64

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