Notes from underground: Towards ultimate hypotheses of cyclic, discontinuous gas-exchange in tracheate arthropods

American Zoologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 483-491

  Lichton, John R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 22044450338     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/38.3.483     Document Type: Article

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