Cyclic gas-exchange in the Chilean red cricket: Inter-individual variation and thermal dependence

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 668-675

  Nespolo, Roberto F ^a   Artacho, Paulina ^a   Castañeda, Luis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cyclic gas exchange; Discontinuous gas exchange cycles; Respiration; Stenopelmatidae

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRYLLIDAE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILE; GRYLLIDAE; RESPIRATORY TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ARMATUS; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; STENOPELMATIDAE;

EID: 33947420462     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.001966     Document Type: Article

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