Geographical inositol content variation in the house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Araneae: Theridiidae)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Little is known about the geographical polyol content variation of overwintering spiders. Therefore, the accumulation patterns of two possible cryoprotectants—scyllo-inositol and myo-inositol—in diapausing nymphs of the house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, were compared between subtropical and cool-temperate populations. Inositol content was consistently lower in the subtropical than in the cool-temperate population. The inter-population differences in inositol content were likely due to differences in their winter habitat temperatures.
Source: Acta Arachnologica
DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.73.115
Author: Kazuhiro Tanaka
Institution: Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405929690