Oxygen uptake in coprophilous beetles (Aphodius, Geotrupes, Sphaeridium) at low oxygen and high carbon dioxide concentrations

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-343

  Holter, Peter ^a   Spangenberg, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Coleoptera; Coprophilous; Dung; Dung beetles; Hypercapnia; Hypoxia; Oxygen; Respiratory regulation

Indexed keywords

APHODIINAE; APHODIUS; APHODIUS CONTAMINATUS; APHODIUS FOSSOR; APHODIUS RUFIPES; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; COPROPHILOUS; FABRICIUS; FOSSOR; GEOTRUPES; GEOTRUPIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SPHAERIDIUM; SPHAERIDIUM LUNATUM;

EID: 0031469286     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1997.tb01178.x     Document Type: Article

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