1959
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1959.tb02098.x
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FAT METABOLISM AND TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION IN THE FLY PHORMIA TERRAENOVAE R.‐D

Abstract: When larvae of the fly Phormia terraenovae were fed on diets containing fats with different melting points and degrees of saturation, the fat laid down in the depots were effected, though the range of the depot fats was much narrower than that of the fat in the diet‐Larvae reared at high temperatures also laid down fat which had a higher melting point and a lower iodine number than did larvae reared et low temperatures. No relation between the properties of the fat and the thermal death point was discovered, t… Show more

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“…For example, nymphs of Thermobia domestica Packard, which are found in hot places like the hobs of bakers' ovens, may survive indefinitely at temperatures as high as 42 ° C (SWEETMAN, 1938) whilst those of the related Lepisma saccharina L., which normally live in a cooler environment, are unable to withstand temperatures higher than about 36 ° C (SWEETMAN, 1939). Moreover, various insects are known to be able to become acclimatised to different temperatures, as a result of which their thermal death points can be altered (CHERRY, 1959;MELLANBY, 1954). Ability to survive exposure to high temperatures is a characteristic of desert beetles, although many species avoid them where possible (BuxTON, 1924).…”
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“…For example, nymphs of Thermobia domestica Packard, which are found in hot places like the hobs of bakers' ovens, may survive indefinitely at temperatures as high as 42 ° C (SWEETMAN, 1938) whilst those of the related Lepisma saccharina L., which normally live in a cooler environment, are unable to withstand temperatures higher than about 36 ° C (SWEETMAN, 1939). Moreover, various insects are known to be able to become acclimatised to different temperatures, as a result of which their thermal death points can be altered (CHERRY, 1959;MELLANBY, 1954). Ability to survive exposure to high temperatures is a characteristic of desert beetles, although many species avoid them where possible (BuxTON, 1924).…”
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