The role of the mesothoracic spiracles in respiration in flighted and flightless dung beetles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 907-914

  Duncan, Frances D ^a,b   Byrne, Marcus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arid habitat; Discontinuous gas exchange cycle; Scarabaeini; Subelytral cavity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; RESPIRATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CIRCELLIUM BACCHUS; COLEOPTERA; PACHYLOMERUS FEMORALIS; SCARABAEUS; SCARABAEUS GARIEPINUS; SCARABAEUS STRIATUM;

EID: 15944384299     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01479     Document Type: Article

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