Heartbeat and body movement: Roles in gas exchange in Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) pupae

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-149

  Tartes, U ^a   Kuusik, A ^a   Vanatoa, A ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Circulation; Galleria mellonella; Heartbeat; Pupal development; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING; CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART BEAT; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA;

EID: 0033120895     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(99)00014-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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