Spike firing allometry in avian intrapulmonary chemoreceptors: Matching neural code to body size

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3065-3073

  Hempleman, S C ^a   Kilgore Jr , D L ^b   Colby, C ^c   Bavis, R W ^d   Powell, F L ^e  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Bird; Body size; Intrapulmonary chemoreceptors; Neural coding

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; BREATHING; CHEMORECEPTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUNG; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMORECEPTORS; LUNG; RESPIRATION;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES;

EID: 25144452443     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01752     Document Type: Article

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