Tracheal respiration in insects visualized with synchrotron x-ray imaging

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5606, 2003, Pages 558-560

  Westneat, Mark W ^a   Betz, Oliver ^a   Blob, Richard W ^a,b   Fezzaa, Kamel ^c   Cooper, W James ^a,d   Lee, Wah Keat ^c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

TRACHEAL RESPIRATION;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

INSECT; RESPIRATION; X-RAY;

ANT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; DIFFUSION; HEAD; HEMOLYMPH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSECT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON; THORAX; TRACHEA; VIDEORECORDING; X RAY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEETLES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRYLLIDAE; INSECTS; LOCOMOTION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; SYNCHROTRONS; THORAX; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA; VIDEO RECORDING; X-RAYS;

COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037462551     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078008     Document Type: Article

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