{"product_id":"9780792339977","title":"Developments in Hydrobiology: A compilation of refereed papers from the International Symposium, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 12–17, 1994","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Hydrobiology: A compilation of refereed papers from the International Symposium, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 12–17, 1994\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAlekseev, Victor R.; Fryer, Geoffrey\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiapause is an event of great ecological significance in the  lives of a wide range of invertebrates. The underlying physiological  and genetic mechanisms pose many intriguing questions and have  important evolutionary implications. Some of the most dramatic  examples of diapause are provided by crustaceans. Most branchiopods  produce resting eggs that can withstand intense desiccation and  extremes of temperature and pressure far beyond those to which they  are ever subjected in nature. Furthermore they can remain in a dry  condition, displaying no measurable metabolism, for many years. Such  abilities enable them to inhabit infrequently-filled pools in arid  regions. When the pools fill with water these dormant eggs hatch and  give rise to animals that grow quickly to maturity and produce a new  generation of resting eggs. There is every reason to believe that  primitive branchiopods have employed diapause in this way since  Palaeozoic times and that their abilities in this direction have  played a key role in their continued success as freshwater animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1996-03-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792339977\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-1667-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311852900492,"sku":"9780792339977","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792339977.jpg?v=1771513282","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792339977","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}