Definition of "viatica" []

• Plural form of viaticum. (noun)

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• "In an experiment with enhanced UV-B radiation levels (0.5 Watts/square meter (W/m2) in the 300 to 320 nanometer (nm) band for 12 to 14 hours per day, approximately equivalent to clear sky summer conditions in southern Norway) the unpigmented '' O. groenlandicus '' experienced 100% mortality within one week, while the heavily pigmented '' H. viatica '' was not affected."
• "Four species of Collembola on Svalbard were investigated by Leinaas [175] with respect to UV-B radiation tolerance: '' Hypogastrura viatica '', '' Folsomia sexoculata '', '' Onychiurus groenlandicus '', and '' O. arcticus ''."
• "The first three species coexist in wet shore habitats, with the very heavily pigmented '' H. viatica '' on the surface and '' F. sexoculata '', which as an adult is also very heavily pigmented, lower down."