Function of intracoelomic septa in lung ventilation of amniotes: Lessons from lizards

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1019-1032

  Klein, Wilfried ^a   Owerkowicz, Tomasz ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; OXIC CONDITIONS; VENTILATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; LUNG; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; LIZARDS; LUNG; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATION;

AMNIOTA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VARANIDAE;

EID: 33750910172     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507656     Document Type: Article

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