Augmented respiration in a flying insect

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2359-2366

  Komai, Yutaka ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agrius convolvuli; Flight; Gas transport; Hawkmoth; Insect; Metabolic rate; Oxygen microelectrode

Indexed keywords

AGRIUS CONVOLVULI; CONVOLVULUS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031691653     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201.16.2359     Document Type: Article

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