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. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e61745. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061745

Table 2. Thermal hysteresis between the melting and freezing points in hemolymph samples taken from field-collected caterpillars of Cydia pomonella.

Sampling date Thermal hysteresisa
[mosmol kg−1] [°C]
July 2010 n.d. 0
September 2010 40 0.0744
November 2010 40 0.0744
January 2011 60 0.1116
March 2011 50 0.0930
April 2011 30 0.0558
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Difference between the equilibrium melting and freezing points was measured in a sample of hemolymph pooled from five individuals using Clifton Nanoliter Osmometer (n.d., no difference was detected).