Abdominal movements, heartbeats and gas exchange in pupae of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-158

  Vanatoa, Alo ^a,b   Kuusik, Aare ^c   Hiiesaar, KÜlli ^c   Metspalu, Luule ^c  

^a ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Circulation; Gas exchange cycles; Heartbeats; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Periodic muscular activity; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 28544437791     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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