The role of the subelytral cavity in water loss in the flightless dung beetle, Circellium bacchus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 253-258

  Duncan, Frances D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Circellium bacchus; Discontinuous gas exchange cycle; Respiration; Scarabaeidae; Subelytral cavity; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEETLE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GAS EXCHANGE; SEMIARID REGION; WATER RELATIONS;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CIRCELLIUM BACCHUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 0036327215     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.034     Document Type: Article

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