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Surviving in a frozen forest : the physiology of eastern spruce budworm overwintering Marshall, Katie; Roe, Amanda D.

Abstract

The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, is one of North America’s most destructive forest insects. It survives the harsh winters by deploying both a sophisticated diapause program and a complex suite of cryoprotective molecules. The spruce budworm’s cryoprotective biochemistry could revolutionize organ storage and transplants. Here we review the latest in C. fumiferana overwintering physiology and identify emerging theoretical and practical questions that are open for exploration.

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Title
Surviving in a frozen forest : the physiology of eastern spruce budworm overwintering
Creator
Marshall, Katie; Roe, Amanda D.
Publisher
Physiology
Date Issued
2021-04-27
Description
The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, is one of North America’s most destructive forest insects. It survives the harsh winters by deploying both a sophisticated diapause program and a complex suite of cryoprotective molecules. The spruce budworm’s cryoprotective biochemistry could revolutionize organ storage and transplants. Here we review the latest in C. fumiferana overwintering physiology and identify emerging theoretical and practical questions that are open for exploration.
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-04-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0397393
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78262
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Zoology, Department of
Citation
Marshall, K.E. & Roe, A. (2021). Surviving the frozen forest: the physiology of spruce budworm overwintering. Physiology. 36, 174-182.
Publisher DOI
10.1152/physiol.00037.2020
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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