Larval damselflies in extreme environments: Behavioral and physiological response to hypoxic stress

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 767-775

  Apodaca, Christine K ^a,c   Chapman, Lauren J ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Caudal lamellae; Dissolved oxygen; Papyrus swamps; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DAMSELFLY; HYPOXIA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SWAMP;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPERUS; ENVIRONMENT; GILL; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYPERUS; ENVIRONMENT; GILLS; INSECTS; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS PAPYRUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 12344272180     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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