Interactive Effects of Humidity and Temperature on Water Loss in the Lubber Grasshopper Romalea Guttata
Abstract
Water Loss Rates (WLR) at Various Combinations of Temperature and Relative Humidity Were Measured in the Lubber Grasshopper Romalea Guttata. WLR Increased at Higher Humidities When Rates Were Corrected for Saturation Deficit and with Increasing Temperature When the Saturation Deficit Was Held Constant (17 MmHg). the Higher Rates with Rising Humidity May Reflect an Increase in Cuticular Permeability Caused by the Grasshopper Altering or Relaxing Barrier Mechanisms that Operate in Dry Air. © 1994.
Recommended Citation
S. P. Roberts et al., "Interactive Effects of Humidity and Temperature on Water Loss in the Lubber Grasshopper Romalea Guttata," Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 627 - 631, Elsevier, Jan 1994.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(94)90202-X
Department(s)
Biological Sciences
Keywords and Phrases
Cuticular permeability; Grasshopper; Humidity; Respiratory transpiration; Romalea guttata; Saturation deficit; Temperature; Water loss
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0300-9629
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant None