Cyclic gas exchange in the giant burrowing cockroach, Macropanesthia rhinoceros: Effect of oxygen tension and temperature

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-504

  Woodman, James D ^a,b   Cooper, Paul D ^a   Haritos, Victoria S ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Giant burrowing cockroach; Hypoxia; Insect; Respirometry; Underground

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

BURROWING ORGANISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCKROACH; DESICCATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GAS EXCHANGE; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; FEMALE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCKROACHES; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; MACROPANESTHIA RHINOCEROS;

EID: 34247587185     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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