Control of discontinuous gas exchange in Samia cynthia: Effects of atmospheric oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3272-3280

  Terblanche, John S ^a   Marais, Elrike ^a   Hetz, Stefan K ^b   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic gas exchange; Metabolic rate; Respiration; Trachea; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; GAS; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; MOTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; HUMIDITY; MOTHS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; TRACHEA;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SAMIA CYNTHIA;

EID: 55549126849     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.022467     Document Type: Article

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