Respiratory Biology: They Would Be Giants

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Lighton, John R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; INSECTS; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36148948999     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.019     Document Type: Short Survey

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