Correlated patterns of tracheal compression and convective gas exchange in a carabid beetle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3409-3420

  Socha, John J ^a,d   Lee, Wah Keat ^a   Harrison, Jon F ^b   Waters, James S ^c   Fezzaa, Kamel ^a   Westneat, Mark W ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beetle; Convection; Gas exchange; Imaging; Synchrotron x ray; Tracheal compression

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRACHEA; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRANSPORT; TRACHEA; X-RAYS;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PTEROSTICHUS STYGICUS;

EID: 55549114041     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019877     Document Type: Article

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