<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cold-hardiness can be measured by supercooling points – the temperature
at which spontaneous freezing occurs. Seasonal changes in supercooling point were
assessed in field-collected predacious carabid beetle species: Carabus granulatus L.,
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus L. and Platynus assimilis Payk. (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
Supercooling ability of these beetles changed seasonally. The tested carabid beetles
proved to belong to freeze-avoiding cryotype.</p></abstract>

Cold-hardiness can be measured by supercooling points – the temperature
at which spontaneous freezing occurs. Seasonal changes in supercooling point were
assessed in field-collected predacious carabid beetle species: Carabus granulatus L.,
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus L. and Platynus assimilis Payk. (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
Supercooling ability of these beetles changed seasonally. The tested carabid beetles
proved to belong to freeze-avoiding cryotype.

Seasonal cold adaptation dynamics of some carabid beetle species: <italic>Carabus granulatus, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus</italic> and <italic>Platynus assimilis</italic>

Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Forestry Studies

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Seasonal cold adaptation dynamics of some carabid beetle species:  and 

Cold-hardiness can be measured by supercooling points – the temperature
at which spontaneous freezing occurs. Seasonal changes in supercooling point...

Seasonal cold adaptation dynamics of some carabid beetle species: Carabus granulatus, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus and Platynus assimilis

Published Online: Sep 19, 2014

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Received: Sep 03, 2013

Accepted: Nov 25, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10132-012-0007-3

Keywords
Coleoptera, Carabidae, cold-hardiness, supercooling

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Seasonal cold adaptation dynamics of some carabid beetle species: Carabus granulatus, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus and Platynus assimilis

Published Online: Sep 19, 2014

Page range: -

Received: Sep 03, 2013

Accepted: Nov 25, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10132-012-0007-3

KeywordsColeoptera, Carabidae, cold-hardiness, supercooling

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Coleoptera, Carabidae, cold-hardiness, supercooling