Discontinuous gas exchange in the fire ant, Solenopsos invicta Buren: Caste differences and temperature effects

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-416

  Vogt, James T ^a   Appel, Arthur G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; DGC; Q10; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0034017823     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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