Lung volumes in giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-78

  Mitchell, G ^a,b   Skinner, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic lung volumes; Giraffes; Static lung volumes

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOVIDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA;

GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78649630752     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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