Insect eggs at a transition between diffusion and reaction limitation: Temperature, oxygen, and water

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 483-492

  Arthur Woods, H ^a   Bonnecaze, Roger T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Eggshell; Manduca sexta; Temperature; Water loss

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; INSECT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENT; INSECT; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MANDUCA SEXTA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER LOSS;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; MANDUCA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 33750706509     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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