Respiratory adaptations to running-water microhabitats in mayfly larvae Epeorus sylvicola and Ecdyonurus torrentis, ephemeroptera

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-85

  Bäumer, Christopher ^a   Pirow, Ralph ^a   Paul, Rüdiger J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLOW VELOCITY; MICROHABITAT; RESPIRATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREATHING; HEART RATE; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER FLOW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HEART RATE; INSECTS; LACTIC ACID; RESPIRATION; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ANIMALIA; ECDYONURUS; ECDYONURUS TORRENTIS; EPEORUS; EPEORUS SYLVICOLA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SYLVICOLA;

EID: 0034096823     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316720     Document Type: Article

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