Compressible gas gills of diving insects: Measurements and models

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-479

  Matthews, Philip G D ^a   Seymour, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Compressible gas gill; Corixidae; Critical PO2; Model; Oxygen gain; Respiration

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DIFFUSIVITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INSECT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; VENTILATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIVING; GILL; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; DIVING; GILLS; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

AGRAPTOCORIXA EURYNOME; CORIXIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77950629898     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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