Respiratory concerts revealed by scanning microrespirography in a termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-311

  Slama K ^a   Sobotnik J ^b   Hanus, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Breathing regulation; CO2 bursts; Discontinuous respiration; O2 consumption; Respirographic scanning

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HOMEOSTASIS; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION; TERMITE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOPTERA; LARVA; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

AIR; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; ISOPTERA; LARVA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WATER;

ISOPTERA; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34047157543     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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