The selective action of different thermal ranges on two geographically isolated Asellus aquaticus (L.) populations (Holland and Southern Italy) is evaluated. Tolerance for high temperature (30°C) in individuals of the same population is inversely related to body-size. In addition, in both populations males exhibit a higher mortality than females, which have a consistently smaller size. In the southern population many individuals complete their biological cycle, whereas in the norther populations (from Holland) an extensive mortality is observed in all developmental stages.
@article{RLINA_1978_8_65_6_350_0,
author = {Loreto Rossi},
title = {Tolleranza alla elevata temperatura dei diversi stadi del ciclo biologico di Asellus aquaticus (L.) (Crust. isop.) appartenenti a due razze geografiche. Nota I. Stadi sessualmente maturi},
journal = {Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti},
volume = {64},
year = {1978},
pages = {350-356},
language = {it},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/RLINA_1978_8_65_6_350_0}
}
Rossi, Loreto. Tolleranza alla elevata temperatura dei diversi stadi del ciclo biologico di Asellus aquaticus (L.) (Crust. isop.) appartenenti a due razze geografiche. Nota I. Stadi sessualmente maturi. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti, Tome 64 (1978) pp. 350-356. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/RLINA_1978_8_65_6_350_0/
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