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When considering the relations between an insect (as well as other living organisms) and the environmental water and ions, it is advantageous to start from a very physical point of view. Thus, the insect in its natural environment is a compartment with thermodynamic open-system characteristics containing an aqueous solution of different salts and bounded by a membrane with specific properties. Relative content of water and ionic concentrations are different from the environment. A more or less defined composition is specific for a species and a more or less pregnant deviation from this “physiological” composition is not compatible with life of the individual.
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Hevert, F. (1984). Water and Salt Relations. In: Hoffmann, K.H. (eds) Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Insects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70020-0_7
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