The ecophysiology of air-breathing in crabs with special reference to Gecarcoidea natalis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 559-570

  Morris, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Crustaceans; Gecarcoidea natalis; Gills; Land crab; Lungs; Respiration; Salt balance

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOCYANIN; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BREATHING; BREEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE EXCRETION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRAB; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FILTRATION; GAS EXCHANGE; GILL; HEMOLYMPH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SODIUM EXCRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

BIRGUS LATRO; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GECARCOIDEA NATALIS;

EID: 0036204512     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00011-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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