Measuring the heart rate of the spider, Aphonopelma hentzi: A non-invasive technique

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-171

  Coelho, Flávio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphonopelma hentzi; Hall effect transducer; Heart rate; Non invasive technique; Spider; Tarantula; Theraphosidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347147022     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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