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Aydin Orstan; Desiccation survival of the eggs of the rotifer Adineta vaga (Davis, 1873). Hydrobiologia 313/314:373-375, 1995

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Age at the time of drying affects the desiccation survival of the embryos of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga. Although the embryos younger than 24 hours do not survive desiccation, up to 71% and 6% of the embryos at least 45 hours old survive desiccation for 2 and 10 days respectively.