Oxygen-sensitive flight metabolism in the dragonfly erythemis simplicicollis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1739-1744

  Harrison, Jon F ^a   Lighton, John R B ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition; Dragonfly; Erythemis simplicicollis; Flight; Metabolism; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ERYTHEMIS SIMPLICICOLLIS;

EID: 0031804323     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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