Comparative respiratory morphology: Themes and principles in the design and construction of the gas exchangers

Anatomical Record

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-44

  Maina, John N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Comparative anatomy; Evolution; Gills; Lungs; Oxygen; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; GAS EXCHANGE; GILL; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034654082     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(20000215)261:1<25::AID-AR6>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Review

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