The effect of respiratory pattern on water loss in desiccation- resistant Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 2953-2959

  Williams, Adrienne E ^a,b   Bradley, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation resistance; Discontinuous gas exchange cycle; Drosophila melanogaster; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0032213177     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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