Background
Somme, Lauritz Sverdrup was born on March 7, 1931 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Iacob Dybwad and Aslaug Sverdrup Somme.
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A comparison of the adaptations made by invertebrates in polar deserts with those of temperate and subtropical deserts. These regions represent some of the most hostile environments on earth, demanding an array of strategies for survival. Polar species are well adapted to the cold and have to cope with arid conditions due to low precipitation and lack of liquid water during the winter. Similarly, temperate desert invertebrates have adapted to dry conditions and are also exposed to low winter temperatures. Terrestrial arthropods maintain their water-balance through behavioural and physiological adaptations. Tardigrades and nematodes are remarkable in their ability to shed all their water before entering a state of anhydrobiosis only to be revived when moisture once again becomes available.
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Somme, Lauritz Sverdrup was born on March 7, 1931 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Iacob Dybwad and Aslaug Sverdrup Somme.
Master of Science, University Oslo, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, 1967.
Research scientist Norwegian Plant Protection Institute, Norway, 1958-1971. Professor Zoology University Oslo, 1971-1996. Senior research fellow Norwegian Research Council, 1996-1999.
Participant Norwegian Antarctic Expeditions, summers of 1976-1977, 78-79, 84-85, British Antarctic Survey Expeditions, 1980, 82, 88. Vice chairman Educational Council University Studies of Svalbard, Longyearbyen, 1993-1996. Consultant grasshopper control in Mali, Norwegian Ministry Development, 1987-1990.
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Member The Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, The Norwegian Entomological Society, Traveller's Club.
Married Randi Kjorrefjord Somme, October 8, 1955 (divorced February 11, 1982). Children: Iacob, Christian, Frederik. Married Ele Nergaard Somme, October 25, 1982.