Fig 5. Percentage surviving tardigrades after repeated number of desiccations estimated in the current study and in that reported by Baumann [18].

Note that survival data from the current study were calculated based on estimated rates of survival for each desiccation cycle, not on the original number of animals, since 10 surviving animals were removed for analysis after each desiccation cycle. Initial number of animals: 400 in this study, 15 in Baumann´s study [18]. See main text for more detailed explanation.