Discontinuous gas exchange in dung beetles: Patterns and ecological implications

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 452-458

  Duncan, Frances D ^a   Byrne, Marcus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discontinuous gas exchange cycle; Habitat association; Respiration; Scarabaeinae; Telecoprid

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION; WATER STRESS;

ANACHALCOS CONVEXUS; CIRCELLIUM BACCHUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEUS FLAVICORNIS; SCARABAEUS RUSTICUS; SISYPHUS FASCICULATUS;

EID: 0034035956     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050966     Document Type: Article

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